Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolBlackbrook Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School and Blackbrook Primary School are primary schools in Taunton.

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Blackbrook Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blackbrook Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Blackbrook 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 52.0% for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School and 71.0% for Blackbrook Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Blackbrook Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School versus Blackbrook Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TauntonHoly Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolTauntonBlackbrook Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking82nd of 209 in Somerset 29th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll398 225
Capacity420 240
LocationTaunton, TA1 3AF Taunton, TA1 2RA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census398 225
Free school meals (ever 6)29.7% 14.7%
English as an additional language25.4% 21.8%
SEN support15.6% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.8% 13.1% 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.

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Blackbrook Primary School

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