Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School

2–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123782URN

Chapel Street, Upton Noble, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

22 applications for 16 places · 104th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	16	22	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2025	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2024	14	24	1.7	14	1.00
Sep 2023	25	35	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2022	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2021	23	27	1.2	21	0.91
Sep 2020	25	45	1.8	27	1.08
Sep 2019	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2018	10	23	2.3	9	0.90
Sep 2017	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2016	21	32	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2015	27	46	1.7	33	1.22
Sep 2014	18	34	1.9	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%34th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	71%	0%	106	102
2023/24	58%	13%	105	104
2022/23	44%	4%	104	100

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

Upton Noble CofE VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bruton Primary School
5.4 km · Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Nunney First School
6.4 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · Somerset

Good2021

1.8applications per place
St Aldhelms Church School
7.8 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Leigh On Mendip School
8.2 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Stoke St Michael Primary School
9.4 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Ditcheat Primary School
9.4 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mells Church First School
9.4 km · Somerset

Remains Good2021

2.0applications 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123782 · 933/3129
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 180 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Chapel Street, Upton Noble, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6AU
Local authority: Somerset

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