Community school · Somerset

Ditcheat Primary School

4–11Ages
89Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123642URN

Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

27 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
3 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

27 applications · 12 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 3.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 3.0; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 3.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	27	2.3	15	1.25
Sep 2025	8	18	2.3	7	0.88
Sep 2024	10	20	2.0	8	0.80
Sep 2023	9	34	3.8	9	1.00
Sep 2022	12	28	2.3	9	0.75
Sep 2021	12	36	3.0	19	1.58
Sep 2020	12	31	2.6	13	1.08
Sep 2019	12	44	3.7	27	2.25
Sep 2018	12	35	2.9	11	0.92
Sep 2017	13	26	2.0	12	0.92
Sep 2016	17	30	1.8	14	0.82
Sep 2015	12	31	2.6	13	1.08
Sep 2014	12	22	1.8	13	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%13th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	10%	109	107
2023/24	60%	0%	105	105
2022/23	58%	0%	107	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ditcheat Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Somerset

Good2021

1.8applications per place
Castle Cary Community Primary School
4.5 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

1.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lovington Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Somerset

Special measures Inadequate2023

2.2applications per place
Bruton Primary School
5.9 km · Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School
7.3 km · Somerset

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
St Aldhelms Church School
7.5 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
West Pennard Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
7.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123642 · 933/2020
Capacity: 90 pupils · 89 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RB
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources