Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
Greenway, Taunton, TA2 8JH
112 pupils · 94% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 27 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 19 | 35 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 13 | 32 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 13 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 21 | 33 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Wellsprings Primary School 3.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lyngford Park Primary School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Staplegrove Church School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Priorswood Primary School 3.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Nerrols Primary School and Nursery 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.