Blackbrook Primary School

SomersetAcademy converter

Ashbourne Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2RA

Headteacher: Mr Daniel SeviourSchool website ↗Pupils: 225 (capacity: 240)Part of THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
68% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
68%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
71.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 79%·Maths 82%All three 71%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
40
How many got their first choice?
27of 40 (67.5%)
How many applied in total?
86

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
24.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
115 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2017/18), currently 71%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%3.0%+0.7+2.1+0.3
2016/1756.0%0.0%+2.3+2.6+0.9
2017/1878.0%11.0%+2.3+1.2+2.4
2018/1959.0%13.0%+0.2+1.9+0.6
2022/2350.0%3.0%+2.5+0.9+1.1
2023/2444.0%3.0%---
2024/2571.0%3.0%---
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