Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Bowlish Infant School
Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5JQ
Local ranking200th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
117
Capacity
4-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 7 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 113
- Boys
- 47 (41%)
- Girls
- 67 (59%)
- Capacity
- 117 (97% full)
- SEND
- 13.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.3%
- EAL
- 8.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,557/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.8%
- White Other: 4.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
93.8%
White British
4.4%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bowlish
Shepton Mallet, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 123672
- UKPRN
- 10072787
- Establishment No.
- 2106
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