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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 October 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Mells Church of England First School, URN 123767
- 14 September 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Mells Church of England First School, URN 123767
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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 entry22 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
- 2025 2.0; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2024 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2023 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 2.6; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Somerset median
Dashed bars: as Mells Church of England First School (URN 123767), 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 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 34 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 * | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 14 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 * | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 11 | 28 | 2.6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 * | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 * | 17 | 23 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2018 * | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 * | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 14 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 * | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 * | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Mells Church First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20212.0applications per place
- 3.1 km · SomersetGood20231.9applications per place
- 3.7 km · SomersetStandards maintained20241.6applications per place
- 4.0 km · Somerset20251.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · SomersetRemains Good20232.3applications per place
- 4.8 km · SomersetGood20241.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · SomersetRequires improvement20242.4applications per place
- 5.2 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place
- 5.3 km · SomersetGood202457%met the SATs standard
- 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
- 151284 · 933/3078
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 90 pupils · 51 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2024
- Replaced
- Mells Church of England First School (URN 123767)
- Address
- Mells Green, Mells, Frome, BA11 3QE
- Local authority
- Somerset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources