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Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

Fairend Lane, Buckland St Mary, Chard, TA20 3SJ

Local ranking137th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

90

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School (URN 141740) since 1 January 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
71.0%
Maths (Expected)
71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
57.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
7

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
62
Boys
35 (56%)
Girls
27 (44%)
Capacity
90 (69% full)
SEND
14.5%
FSM Eligible
16.0%
EAL
1.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
12.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
3.5
Budget per Pupil
£9,025/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 96.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%

96.4%

White British

3.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
150638
UKPRN
10094448
Establishment No.
2071
Trust
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