Multi-academy trust
Blackdown Education Partnership
13 schools across 2 local authorities in South West, teaching 7,299 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Primary
- 6
- Secondary
- 7
- Pupils
- 7,299
- Average Attainment 8
- 45.9
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 63%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 10 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits below the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.12 (interval 0.02 to 0.21). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 978 pupils across 5 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
8 of the trust's 13 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 5 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 1 Outstanding, 7 Good; 5 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Blackdown Education Partnership
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops Hull Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary SchoolFree schools | Wellington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Neroche Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ilminster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Orchard Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | Taunton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Uffculme Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Cullompton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wellesley Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wellington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Axe Valley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Axminster | Good 2023 | 39.2 | -0.40-0.67 to -0.13 | |
| Court Fields SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wellington | Good 2023 | 42.8 | -0.26-0.50 to -0.02 | |
| Cullompton Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cullompton | Good 2022 | 45.1 | — | |
| Holyrood AcademyAcademy converter | Chard | Good 2023 | 42.4 | -0.16-0.35 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Outstanding 2023 | 53.4 | 0.600.42 to 0.79 | |
| Tiverton High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Tiverton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Uffculme SchoolAcademy converter | Cullompton | No overall grade | 52.8 | 0.460.26 to 0.66 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.