Academy converter · Somerset

St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

4–11Ages
92Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150587URN

Ash Walk, Henstridge, St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Templecombe, BA8 0QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 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

1.5per place

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

15 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted'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			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

Inspection history

11 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
29 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge, URN 123760

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

15 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge (URN 123760), 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	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2025	11	15	1.4	10	0.91
Sep 2024	15	21	1.4	14	0.93
Sep 2023 *	8	13	1.6	7	0.88
Sep 2022 *	18	23	1.3	19	1.06
Sep 2021 *	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2020 *	14	18	1.3	13	0.93
Sep 2019 *	15	17	1.1	15	1.00
Sep 2018 *	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2016 *	11	12	1.1	10	0.91
Sep 2015 *	15	19	1.3	13	0.87
Sep 2014 *	17	25	1.5	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 79% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%89th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	57%	0%	104	101
2023/24	67%	8%	106	102
2022/23	60%	0%	104	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 Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stalbridge Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
3.0 km · Somerset

Not yet inspected

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Milborne Port Primary School
4.6 km · Somerset

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Horsington Church School
5.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull
5.9 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2022

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull
6.1 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.4applications per place
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
7.6 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150587 · 933/3061
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 92 on roll
Free school meals: 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2024
Replaced: St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge (URN 123760)
Address: Ash Walk, Henstridge, St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Templecombe, BA8 0QD
Local authority: Somerset

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