Lyngford Park Primary School

SomersetAcademy converter

Bircham Road, Taunton, TA2 8EX

Headteacher: Mr Nick ArnoldSchool website ↗Pupils: 294 (capacity: 277)Part of RICHARD HUISH TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2023
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2023
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 20 June 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
57.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 83%·Writing 69%·Maths 71%All three 57%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding14%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
30of 33 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
62

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
51.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
156 girls, 138 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 64% (2016/17), currently 57%

* 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
2015/1643.0%7.0%+1.2+1.3+0.7
2016/1764.0%6.0%-1.1-0.9-1.4
2017/1844.0%3.0%-3.9-0.9-2.6
2018/1946.0%8.0%-3.2-1.0-3.6
2022/2345.0%2.0%-1.8-1.4-1.5
2023/2452.0%3.0%---
2024/2557.0%0.0%---