Tatworth Primary School
General Information
- Address: School Lane, Tatworth, Chard, TA20 2RX – View on map
- Phone: 01460220565
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Ms Tracey Hart
- Age range: 4-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 17 families put it first for 17 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 17 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 29
- % eligible for free school meals: 14.8%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Somerset average)
- English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 15.8% a year (Somerset 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 68% moved to another school, 32% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Somerset: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 3.6%
- Persistently absent pupils: 3.3%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 14.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
- Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
- Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2022 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 61% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the Somerset average (59%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 52% against an expected 63%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 52%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
- Average test scores: reading 104, maths 104
- Based on: 28 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 71st of 149 junior and primary schools in the area
- =69West Pennard Church of England Primary School62%
- =71Oaklands Primary School61%
- =71Tatworth Primary School61%
- =73Catcott Primary School60%
- =73Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School60%
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114th of 152 primary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating
- #112Stoberry Park SchoolGood
- #113Stogumber CofE Primary SchoolGood
- #114Tatworth Primary SchoolGood
- #115The Redstart Primary SchoolGood
- #116Thurlbear Church of England Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,423 (2024-25)
131st of 185 primary schools in Somerset for spending per pupil
- #129St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater£6,431
- #130Wincanton Primary School£6,424
- #131Tatworth Primary School£6,423
- #132Thurlbear Church of England Primary School£6,406
- #133Parkfield Primary School£6,397
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