Primary school

Blackbrook Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • TA1 2RA
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,914 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 68%2017/18: top 23%23% · 2017/182018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM71% · South West 62%8/10 Above+42.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%3/10 Below−43.4 pts
Reading score108 · South West 1059/10 Top 20%+34.2 pts
Maths score105 · South West 1046/10 Middle−7.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 34 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 56% · 32 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 78% · 37 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 59% · 32 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 50% · 34 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 44% · 34 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 71% · 34 pupils · South West 62%78%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 34 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 32 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 11% · 37 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 32 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 34 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 34 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 34 pupils · South West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 108 · 37 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 34 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 34 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 108 · 34 pupils · South West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 34 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 37 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 34 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 34 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 34 pupils · South West 104107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in68.3%
28 of 41 who put it first2014 · 63.5%2026 · 68.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4128
2nd322
3rd120

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026222
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.7%
First language not English21.8%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.1%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

92.5% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.4
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 13.5
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 9.5 FTE · Whole workforce 25.6 · 39 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,258
Spend per pupil£5,004
Staff spend per pupil£4,564
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£282,000in-year balance

Grants £6,089 · self-generated £120 · premises £44 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST (6 academies) · trust reserve £407,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it