St Aldhelms Church School

Chelynch Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PL

Local ranking140th of 209 primary schools in Somerset

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School (URN 123753) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 77.0%
Writing (Expected): 82.0%
Maths (Expected): 73.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 82.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 22

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 167
Boys: 69 (41%)
Girls: 98 (59%)
Capacity: 210 (80% full)
SEND: 15.0%
FSM Eligible: 13.2%
EAL: 10.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.6%
SEN Support: 11.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 7.1
Budget per Pupil: £5,772/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 9.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 86.7%
White Other: 7.3%
Mixed Other: 1.2%
Asian Other: 1.2%
Black African: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
Asian Indian: 0.6%

86.7%

White British

7.3%

White Other

1.2%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01749880376

chris.chorley@staldhelms.bwmat.org

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Chelynch Park

Shepton Mallet, South West

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Administrative

URN: 150030
UKPRN: 10093037
Establishment No.: 3041
Trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

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