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Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet BA4 5HE · sheptonmalletinfants.co.uk · 01749 342322
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 186
- 29 over 157 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 30.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 26 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 93% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 31 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 5% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 42% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied