Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Secondary school in Taunton, Somerset. Report card, Dec 2025: 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement. Requires significant improvement.
Latest inspection: report card, area by area
Inspected 9 December 2025, report published 25 March 2026.
Requires significant improvement. Ofsted has placed the school in a category of concern, so it will be monitored and visited again.
This report card was given to Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
| Area | Grade | Across England |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement | 1% of schools with a report card got this |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement | 2% of schools with a report card got this |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement | 1% of schools with a report card got this |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention | 4% of schools with a report card got this |
| Inclusion | Needs attention | 9% of schools with a report card got this |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | 13% of schools with a report card got this |
| Safeguarding | Met | Meets the standards for keeping children safe |
What these grades mean
- Needs attention
- Some things in this area need to improve.
- Urgent improvement
- Serious weaknesses that need to be put right quickly.
Report cards started in November 2025 and can’t be compared with the old grades like Good or Outstanding. Most schools get a mix of grades. More about report cards.
Next inspection: around December 2029
The last inspection was in December 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2031 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.