Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolNorton Fitzwarren Church School

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

Summary of the comparison

Cotford St Luke Primary School and Norton Fitzwarren Church School are primary schools in Taunton.

  • Cotford St Luke Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Norton Fitzwarren Church School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Norton Fitzwarren Church School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cotford St Luke Primary School was judged in need of attention and Norton Fitzwarren Church 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 44.0% for Cotford St Luke Primary School and 53.0% for Norton Fitzwarren Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cotford St Luke Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Norton Fitzwarren Church School (65.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cotford St Luke Primary School versus Norton Fitzwarren Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TauntonCotford St Luke Primary SchoolTauntonNorton Fitzwarren Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking83rd of 209 in Somerset 56th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 303
Capacity300 324
LocationTaunton, TA4 1HZ Taunton, TA2 6TB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 53.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 303
Free school meals (ever 6)15.2% 15.8%
English as an additional language20.4% 18.5%
SEN support7.4% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.5% 11.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cotford St Luke Primary School

Norton Fitzwarren Church School

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