Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Shepton Mallet · BA4 5LA · Somerset
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 123660
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Community school · Shepton Mallet · BA4 5HE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 2–7
Pupils
186
Local authority
Somerset
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–7, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 186 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.9%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 123660
Location
- Address
- Waterloo Road
- Postcode
- BA4 5HE
- Town
- Shepton Mallet
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 90
- School capacity
- 157
- Capacity fill
- 186 / 157 (118%)
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- FSM pupils
- 27
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Honoria Thompson
- Telephone
- 01749342322
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-03-18