Academy converter · Somerset

St Aldhelms Church School

2–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150030URN

Chelynch Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

39 applications for 25 places · 79th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 3 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School (URN 123753), the previous school.

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	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2025	17	41	2.4	16	0.94
Sep 2024	17	29	1.7	16	0.94
Sep 2023 *	22	41	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2022 *	29	42	1.5	24	0.83
Sep 2021 *	30	52	1.7	38	1.27
Sep 2020 *	17	35	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2019 *	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2018 *	22	47	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2017 *	30	63	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2016 *	30	61	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	30	71	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2014 *	30	72	2.4	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 82% · Maths 73% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%61st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	64%	5%	105	102
2023/24	77%	0%	107	105
2022/23	78%	6%	108	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

St Aldhelms Church SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School
2.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
2.8 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place
Bowlish Infant School
3.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place
Oakhill Church School
4.1 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Somerset

Good2021

1.8applications per place
Stoke St Michael Primary School
4.1 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Croscombe Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

3.0applications per place
Leigh On Mendip School
6.1 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150030 · 933/3041
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 13.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School (URN 123753)
Address: Chelynch Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PL
Local authority: Somerset

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