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St Mary's & St Peter's Church School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Copse Lane, Ilton, Ilminster TA19 9EX · 0146052574

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
29
25% of 117 places
Local authority
Somerset
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
62.1%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 2 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 4 (Places 5)4September 2023: 3 (Places 3)3September 2024: 3 (Places 3)3September 2025: 1 (Places 1)1September 2026: 2 (Places 2)2Places 2
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026221100%
September 2025Sept 2025111100%
September 2024Sept 2024331100%
September 2023Sept 2023331100%
September 2022Sept 2022540.8100%

Results

2024/25SchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
Expected standardhidden62%
Higher standardhidden8%
Average scaled score
Readinghidden106
Mathshidden105
Grammar and spellinghidden105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123741)

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Mary's & St Peter's Church School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Sept 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123741), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123741)

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123741)

  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123741)

  • Nov 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123741)

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
75%
Replies
12
33% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼75% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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