Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonBishops Hull Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Taunton.

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton and Bishops Hull Primary School are primary schools in Taunton.

  • Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bishops Hull Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishops Hull Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton was judged Good and Bishops Hull Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton and 76.0% for Bishops Hull Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton (61.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton versus Bishops Hull Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TauntonBishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonTauntonBishops Hull Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking68th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure97th of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll427 215
Capacity398 210
LocationTaunton, TA1 4TU Taunton, TA1 5EB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard14.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census427 215
Free school meals (ever 6)13.8% 17.7%
English as an additional language19.7% 7.9%
SEN support16.2% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% Stronger figure11.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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