Ruishton Church of England School
Newlands Road, Taunton, TA3 5JZ
215 pupils · 102% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 March 2023, published 8 May 2023. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 20 | 52 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 21 | 65 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 21 | 61 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 20 | 52 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 19 | 67 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 25 | 52 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 16 | 78 | 23 |
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
- Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Blackbrook Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Minerva Primary School 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- West Monkton Church of England School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holway Park Community Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Nerrols Primary School and Nursery 3.1 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.