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Evercreech Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Shepton Mallet · BA4 6EH

Ages 5–11 · 181 pupils · Somerset

KS2 expected (RWM)

28%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)28%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.6%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
163

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill101%

181 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
181
Boys / girls
101 / 80
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
181 / 180 (101%)
Free school meals
27.1%
FSM pupils
49
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • 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 controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Graeme Wilson

Location

Address
Paradise Crescent, Evercreech
Postcode
BA4 6EH
Town
Shepton Mallet
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 181 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Open schools in Shepton Mallet
10
Primary schools in Shepton Mallet
7
Academies among open schools in Shepton Mallet
30% (3)
Open schools in BA4
10
Primary in BA4
7
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Shepton MalletNear BA4

  • Ditcheat Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Shepton Mallet · BA4 6RB · Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.80

    2.4 miles away

  • St Aldhelms Church School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Shepton Mallet · BA4 4PL · Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM13.3%
    • Demand0.94

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Graeme Wilson

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