Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
Liddymore Road, Watchet, TA23 0EXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery is a primary school in Watchet for ages 3 to 9. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 20 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
Pupils are happy and safe at this welcoming and inclusive school. Staff build nurturing relationships with pupils. There are many opportunities for pupils to have a say in decisions that are made about the school. Pupils are proud to hold leadership roles. Their views are listened to and they play a part in improving the school. The school has thought carefully about what it wants pupils to learn. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy learning the ambitious and varied curriculum. Pupils take pride in their work and achieve well. Pupils live out the school values of 'hope, love, commitment, respect and belonging'. They know how these values guide and support them to make kind and respectful choices. Pupils typically behave well. Older pupils act as role models to younger pupils around school. Pupils learn how to keep themselves safe in the school, online and in their community. They have trusted adults they can go to if they have any worries. Pupils are happy and positive learners. They care about their school community and support each other with respect, kindness and inclusivity. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not developed effective assessment. Teachers are less adept at spotting and then resolving pupils' misconceptions. Some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge as a result. The school should ensure that assessment is used effectively in order to check pupils' learning so that teachers can rectify misconceptions quickly and effectively.
- The school is refining the implementation of the non-core curriculum. Currently, learning activities do not enable all pupils to achieve as well as they could. The school needs to ensure that purposeful activities match the aims of the curriculum so that all pupils build knowledge consistently well.
Pupil numbers and mix
173 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England First School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 86% met the expected standard |
| Dunster First School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England/Methodist
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Weaver
- Phone
- 01984634385
- Address
- Liddymore Road, Watchet, TA23 0EX
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 123860
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.