West Monkton Church of England School
General Information
- Address: Bridgwater Road, Bathpool, Taunton, TA2 8FT – View on map
- Phone: 01823412582
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Keira Hayden
- Age range: 2-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 48 families put it first for 48 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 11 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 57
- % eligible for free school meals: 13.2%
- Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Somerset average)
- English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 21.2% a year (Somerset 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 60% moved to another school, 40% 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.
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: 4.7%
- Persistently absent pupils: 8.1%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 13.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Specific learning difficulty: 21 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 21 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
- Physical disability: 4 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2023 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the Somerset average (59%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 50% against an expected 61%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 50%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 74%
- Average test scores: reading 104, maths 103
- Based on: 57 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 73rd of 149 junior and primary schools in the area
- =73Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School60%
- =73West Buckland Primary School60%
- =73West Monkton Church of England School60%
- =73Wiveliscombe Primary School60%
- =81Birchfield Community Primary School59%
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128th of 152 primary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating
- #126West Coker CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
- #127West Huntspill Primary AcademyGood
- #128West Monkton Church of England SchoolGood
- #129Westonzoyland Community Primary SchoolGood
- #130Wincanton Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £5,513 (2024-25)
174th of 185 primary schools in Somerset for spending per pupil
- #172Hayesdown First School£5,609
- #173St Gildas Catholic Primary School£5,575
- #174West Monkton Church of England School£5,513
- #175Preston CofE Primary School£5,511
- #176Huish Primary School£5,387
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