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Cutcombe Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Voluntary aided
Wheddon Cross, Minehead TA24 7DZ · moorlandfed.co.uk · 01643 841462
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 30
- 50% of 60 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 6 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 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Cutcombe Church of England First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 14
- 38% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 7% who had a child bullied