The Mendip SchoolEvercreech Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shepton Mallet.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Mendip School and Evercreech Church of England Primary School in Shepton Mallet.

  • The Mendip School was judged Good and Evercreech Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Mendip School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Mendip School versus Evercreech Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Shepton MalletThe Mendip SchoolShepton MalletEvercreech Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored C64/100
Local rankingNot ranked188th of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools special Academy converter
PhaseNot reportedPrimary
Age range4-19 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll142 208
Capacity152 210
LocationShepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ Shepton Mallet, BA4 6EH
GCSE results
Attainment 815.4 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths18.2% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths27.3% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score0.86 Not reported4.09
Cohort11 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Maths average scaled score84.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census142 208
Free school meals (ever 6)37.6% 25.9%
English as an additional language5.6% 6.7%
SEN support1.4% 3.9%
SEN with an EHC plan98.6% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence39.1% 7.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence61.7% 18.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: The Mendip School · Evercreech Church of England Primary School