Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton is a state-maintained primary school in Taunton, United Kingdom with 423 pupils. As of 14 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (closes 25 November).
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Head
Rachel White, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
423 pupils · 49% girls · 12.5% eligible for free school meals · 23.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
65 (15.4%) on SEN support · 12 (2.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Teaching Assistant, suitably experienced in supporting children and able to meet the curriculum demands of literacy and numeracy throughout the school. Please be aware that the…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
75%
14%
2023/24
73%
8%
2022/23
61%
17%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
17 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
18.3
23.2
–
0
£48,520
2024/25
18.9
22.5
8%
0
£43,901
2023/24
19.4
22.3
12%
0
£44,552
2022/23
19.3
22.8
6%
0
£39,149
2021/22
20.1
21.6
3%
0
£40,025
2020/21
18.8
22.9
2%
0
£39,301
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
18.6
22.6
0%
0
£38,772
2018/19
18.5
23.4
14%
0
£37,987
2017/18
17.9
23.7
0%
0
£35,952
2016/17
19.0
22.1
18%
0
£35,063
2015/16
17.5
23.9
9%
0
£35,980
2014/15
18.5
22.8
14%
0
£35,189
2013/14
19.3
21.9
15%
0
£34,706
2012/13
18.8
22.0
22%
0
£35,299
2011/12
17.0
23.3
9%
0
£36,389
2010/11
17.2
23.6
9%
0
£36,038
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.8%
0.8%
13.2%
0.8%
2024/25
4.6%
0.6%
8.9%
0.5%
2023/24
4.3%
0.5%
9.7%
0.3%
2022/23
4.9%
0.6%
10.6%
0.0%
2021/22
5.4%
0.4%
15.0%
0.8%
2020/21
2.3%
0.2%
5.3%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.2%
0.3%
5.1%
0.0%
2017/18
3.3%
0.3%
4.0%
0.0%
2016/17
3.3%
0.3%
5.0%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: KS2 Teacher 1.0FTE, Teaching Assistants. Last advertised June 2026.
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