Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolBishops Hull Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Norton Fitzwarren Church School and Bishops Hull Primary School are primary schools in Taunton.

  • Norton Fitzwarren Church School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bishops Hull Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishops Hull Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Norton Fitzwarren Church School 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 53.0% for Norton Fitzwarren Church School and 76.0% for Bishops Hull Primary School.

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

Side-by-side comparison

Norton Fitzwarren Church School versus Bishops Hull Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TauntonNorton Fitzwarren Church SchoolTauntonBishops Hull Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking56th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure97th of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll303 215
Capacity324 210
LocationTaunton, TA2 6TB Taunton, TA1 5EB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census303 215
Free school meals (ever 6)15.8% 17.7%
English as an additional language18.5% 7.9%
SEN support10.6% 9.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% 11.6% 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

Full profiles: Norton Fitzwarren Church School · Bishops Hull Primary School