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Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary

Somerset, TA4 1AZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#5,314
of 13,686 nationally

About Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary

Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024, a drop from its previous Good rating in 2019. The inspection judged the quality of education, early years provision, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all as Requires Improvement, though personal development was rated Good. On the academic front, the school’s most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stood at 67% in the 2023/24 academic year. That is comfortably above the Somerset local authority average of 59% for primary schools, and places the school 46th out of 134 primary schools in the county. In reading, 72% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 104, while in maths 72% met the expected standard with an average score of 102. Writing saw 83% of pupils reach the expected level, the strongest of the three core subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressOake, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 1AZ
HeadteacherBecky Barnes
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils93
Free School Meals (FSM)11.8%
School Capacity93 / 120 (78% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 12 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: oakebradfordnyneheadprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary

Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.