Greenway, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8JH
10 reasons to choose Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
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Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Taunton and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are educational day trips, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School
King’s College Prep School (1.9 miles); Taunton Preparatory School (3.5 miles); Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton (4.7 miles).
Enmore Church of England Primary School (3.5 miles); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Taunton (4.1 miles); Trull Church of England Primary School (5.3 miles).
King’s College, Taunton (4.2 miles); Queen’s College, Taunton (4.7 miles); Wellington School, Wellington (10 miles).
Monkton Wood Academy (4 miles); The Castle School (4.3 miles); Richard Huish College (4.4 miles).