Wellsprings Primary SchoolCheddon Fitzpaine Church School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wellsprings Primary School and Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School are primary schools in Taunton.

  • Wellsprings Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wellsprings Primary School was judged Good and Cheddon Fitzpaine 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 Wellsprings Primary School and 71.0% for Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wellsprings Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School (71.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wellsprings Primary School versus Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TauntonWellsprings Primary SchoolTauntonCheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking105th of 209 in Somerset 44th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll279 136
Capacity355 150
LocationTaunton, TA2 7NF Taunton, TA2 8JY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard44.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census291 142
Free school meals (ever 6)30.3% 18.3%
English as an additional language14.4% 7.0%
SEN support12.7% 9.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.2% 13.0% 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.

Wellsprings Primary School

Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School

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