Bowlish Infant School
Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5JQ
114 pupils · 97% of 117 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 27 April 2022, published 15 June 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 44 | 59 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 39 | 41 | 69 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 39 | 40 | 64 | 39 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 38 | 64 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 50 | 76 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 32 | 60 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 43 | 81 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 37 | 76 | 39 |
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
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School 1.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Aldhelms Church School 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Oakhill Church School 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Horrington Primary School 4.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.