Primary school

Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Somerset
  • TA10 0HD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,280 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 49%2022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 66%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM67% · South West 62%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · South West 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 32% · 22 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 48% · 25 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 64% · 14 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 67% · 18 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 58% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 56% · 27 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 67% · 24 pupils · South West 62%67%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 4% · 25 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 22% · 18 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 8% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 11% · 27 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 13% · 24 pupils · South West 6%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 22 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 25 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 104 · 18 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 108 · 27 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 24 pupils · South West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 22 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 25 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 14 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 107 · 18 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 104 · 27 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 24 pupils · South West 104107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 95.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd60
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026183
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.2%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils13.9%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

104.6% full · 175 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.8
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 11.4

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 26.4 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,238
Spend per pupil£9,985
Staff spend per pupil£8,096
Reserve per pupil£400
  • +£64,754revenue reserve
  • +£41,018in-year balance

Grants £8,991 · self-generated £1,248 · premises £486 per pupil