Exford Church of England First School
Voluntary controlled school · Minehead · TA24 7PP
Ages 4–9 · 13 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
11.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-05-21
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 5.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 24
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
1
Places offered
2
1st-preference offers
1
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 1
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 1
- 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).
13 pupils · 60 places
- Pupils on roll
- 13
- Boys / girls
- 5 / 8
- School capacity
- 60
- Capacity fill
- 13 / 60 (22%)
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–9
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
- Federation
- The Moorland Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Blackmore
Location
- Address
- Exford
- Postcode
- TA24 7PP
- 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 controlled school (primary), Ages 4–9, in Minehead, Somerset, 13 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Blackmore
- Telephone
- 01643831365