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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 February 2018Graded 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 entry38 applications · 31 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2025 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2024 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2023 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2021 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2020 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2017 1.5; Somerset median median 1.9
- 2016 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
- 2015 1.2; Somerset median median 1.9
- 2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
- 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 | 31 | 38 | 1.2 | 26 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 42 | 51 | 1.2 | 41 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 40 | 57 | 1.4 | 36 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 51 | 68 | 1.3 | 48 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 47 | 63 | 1.3 | 45 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 51 | 62 | 1.2 | 46 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 48 | 66 | 1.4 | 42 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 49 | 73 | 1.5 | 51 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2018 | 40 | 59 | 1.5 | 38 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 31 | 47 | 1.5 | 30 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 48 | 60 | 1.3 | 40 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 42 | 49 | 1.2 | 36 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 | 34 | 43 | 1.3 | 27 | 0.79 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.2applications per place
- 0.4 km · SomersetGood202356%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Somerset20261.5applications per place
- 2.8 km · SomersetRequires improvement20211.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · SomersetRequires improvement20233.0applications per place
- 3.8 km · Somerset20262.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · SomersetRequires improvement20231.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · SomersetGood20211.8applications per place
- 5.6 km · SomersetRequires improvement20241.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 123660 · 933/2062
- Capacity
- 157 pupils · 186 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
- Local authority
- Somerset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources