Minerva Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Taunton, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 140 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 176 |
| Free school meals | 53.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Outer Circle, Somerset, Taunton, TA1 2BU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.minervaprimaryschool.clf.uk |
| Telephone | 01823337051 |
| URN | 150636 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 November 2022, published 26 January 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Minerva Primary School, URN 143143).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Blackbrook Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Holway Park Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St James Church School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Nerrols Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St George's Catholic School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Priorswood Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Lyngford Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.