Timberscombe Church of England First School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Minehead · TA24 7TY · Somerset
Ages 2–9
- Absence4.4%
- FSM14.3%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 123831
Cutcombe Church of England First School
Voluntary aided school · Minehead · TA24 7DZ
Ages 2–9 · 30 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
6.8%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2020-02-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 30
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
9
Places offered
9
1st-preference offers
9
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 13
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 9
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill50%
30 pupils · 60 places
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- Boys / girls
- 18 / 12
- School capacity
- 60
- Capacity fill
- 30 / 60 (50%)
- Free school meals
- 10%
- FSM pupils
- 3
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 2–9
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Federation
- The Moorland Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Blackmore
Location
- Address
- Wheddon Cross
- Postcode
- TA24 7DZ
- Town
- Minehead
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 2–9, in Minehead, Somerset, 30 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 10%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Blackmore
- Telephone
- 01643841462