Shepton Beauchamp Church School
Church Street, Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, TA19 0LQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Shepton Beauchamp Church School is a primary school in Ilminster for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. It ranks 81st of 153 primary schools in Somerset. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 9 December 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 November 2024
Pupils achieve well at this inclusive, ambitious village school. Staff expect a lot of pupils. Pupils respond very positively. They make a flying start from the moment they arrive in Reception. Staff know each pupil individually. They use this to adapt lessons to capture pupils' interests and meet need, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps pupils learn the curriculum successfully, particularly in English and mathematics. They are well prepared for their secondary education. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. Pupils work hard in lessons and enjoy their learning. They behave particularly well around the school. Bullying is not an issue. Pupils recognise that staff care for them and sort issues out quickly, on the rare occasions this is necessary. This all helps to ensure that pupils are happy, enjoy learning and share in each other's successes. Parents and carers are rightly positive about the experiences their children have. They recognise that pupils get plentiful opportunities to contribute to their local and wider community in stimulating ways. For example, pupils sing at key events and promote important issues, such as sustainability, at village fetes. Pupils learn to live by the school's values of 'respect, courage and kindness'.
What the school should improve
- Some elements of the curriculum are not as established as others. This means that pupils' learning is much stronger in some subjects than others. The school should continue to embed and develop the curriculum so that pupils' learning is consistently strong in all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
7 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
23 pupils on roll, with places for 72
Schools near Shepton Beauchamp Church School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| South Petherton Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 65% met the expected standard |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Hambridge Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Connel Boyle
- Phone
- 01460240793
- Address
- Church Street, Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, TA19 0LQ
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 147523
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.