North Curry CofE Primary School
Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, TA3 6NQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
North Curry CofE Primary School is a primary school in Taunton for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. It ranks 1st of 35 primary schools in Taunton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 4 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
The school motto 'Together Everyone Achieves More' permeates through the school. Adults are role models that pupils look up to in helping them learn and to keep them safe. This extends to pupils themselves who act as role models for each other. During social times, older pupils value supporting younger pupils, including sharing books with each other during lunchtimes. Parents and carers value the support the school provides to pupils. One parent summed up the view of many others by saying, 'The staff really care about the children and go the extra mile'. Pupils learn in a calm and orderly school where staff have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils rise to these and learn the curriculum well. This starts in the early years where children get off to a strong and settled start. Pupils benefit from a wide variety of opportunities beyond the academic. The school supports them to be active and responsible citizens through the many pupil leadership roles. For example, the 'worship warriors' support assemblies while the 'REW' (rights, eco, wellbeing) team organise weekly events to help the environment such as 'waste free Wednesdays'.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school has not identified with enough precision the important knowledge pupils need to know and by when. As a result, sometimes pupils are not progressing as well through the curriculum. The trust must ensure that the precise knowledge is identified and sequenced across all subjects and check that pupils are learning the curriculum well.
- Some pupils with SEND do not gain all the support they need to learn the curriculum well. This is because they are not identified swiftly enough or do not consistently benefit from precise learning plans. The trust needs to develop staff expertise to identify pupils' needs early and ensure they receive targeted support to learn the curriculum effectively.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
19 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
146 pupils on roll, with places for 175
Schools near North Curry CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 100% met the expected standard |
| Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 36% met the expected standard |
| Ruishton Church of England School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- RICHARD HUISH TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Morley
- Phone
- 01823490423
- Address
- Greenway, North Curry, Taunton, TA3 6NQ
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 145675
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.