Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
186 pupils · 118% of 157 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 February 2024, published 18 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 26 | 38 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 41 | 51 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 36 | 57 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 48 | 68 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 45 | 63 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 46 | 62 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 48 | 42 | 66 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 49 | 51 | 73 | 49 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bowlish Infant School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Aldhelms Church School 2.8 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School 2.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Oakhill Church School 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Stoke St Michael Primary School 5.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.