Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School, Taunton

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that children are given the support they need to transition smoothly into school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have constructed a coherent and broad personal development and wellbeing programme to support pupils across the school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Too many pupils are not ready for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "The attendance and punctuality of some disadvantaged pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, is stubbornly low."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching is variable."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "The school has systems in place to identify barriers to learning that pupils may face."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Over time, the level of challenge that governors have provided to leaders has lacked rigour."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should support staff to develop their teaching expertise and subject knowledge to ensure the curriculum is taught consistently well across subjects. • Leaders should improve how well staff identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and check that this support is helping these pupils to learn the curriculum well. • Leaders should ensure that teachers check how well pupils learn and remember new knowledge and use this to design learning that builds on what pupils already know. • Leaders should improve pupils' accuracy in their writing across subjects, particularly in handwriting, spelling, grammar and punctuation, so that pupils secure the knowledge they need to be well prepared for the next stage. • Leaders should ensure that the attendance and punctuality of disadvantaged pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, improves and that persistent absence reduces. • Leaders should ensure that staff in early years engage children in high-quality interactions with more consistency so that children develop their language and communication in readiness for the next stage".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Creech St Michael C of E Primary School and proud to be the Headteacher of such a welcoming, happy, forward-thinking school where the school community shares the highest of expectations and aspirations for everyone, working hard together towards securing the best outcomes for every single child."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, dance, Lego and sewing.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 49% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School are West Monkton Church of England School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Ruishton Church of England School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths); Minerva Primary School (1.7 miles, 72% reading, 67% maths); and Nerrols Primary School and Nursery (1.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School.

53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Taunton Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Paddock Close (n-bound), 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.