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Shipham Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Academy
Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe BS25 1TX · shiphamfirstschool.co.uk · 01934 843485
On the mapSearch near BS25 1TX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 82
- 85% of 97 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.3%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Shipham Church of England First School on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123812), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123812)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123812)
Sept 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123812)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 26
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 38% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied