Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, Taunton
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Taunton, part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School in detail
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Somerset
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 140631), 54% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Across Somerset, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Somerset lodged 133 appeals against secondary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (10.1% of those heard).
The trust
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Williton (West Somerset Railway), about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Danesfield School (s-bound), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School are St Peter's Church of England First School (0.1 miles), Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery (0.7 miles) and Old Cleeve Church of England First School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Peter's Church of England First SchoolKnights Templar Community Church School & NurseryOld Cleeve Church of England First School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School (URN 140631), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2019. See Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 140631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 54% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 46% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 20% to 40% (2024 to 2025).
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is in Somerset; for families living there:
Apply to Somerset for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Taunton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Taunton
Across Somerset council
Places available
4,902
Applications
4,659
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Absence at Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 140631). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
10.3%
Overall absence
29.2%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Questions parents ask about Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Are there exam results for Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 140631), 54% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 46% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2026. Before that, as Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School (URN 140631), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2019.
What is the catchment area for Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
No fixed boundary. When Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
Apply through Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is at North Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)