Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery is a primary school in Shepton Mallet for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2018.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 6 February 2018, report published 13 March 2018
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 31 January 2024
Caring and knowledgeable Nursery staff provide children with precise help and support. This ensures that children are happy, well cared for and settle quickly. Strong pastoral support continues throughout the school. All staff ensure that they get to know pupils exceptionally well. Everyone feels part of this warm and friendly school community. Staff routinely model the school's high expectations. Pupils learn the importance of good manners and respecting one another. They learn about kindness and how to make friends. Playtimes are fun. Pupils experience an exciting curriculum across a range of subjects. There are lots of opportunities to learn the important foundational knowledge of speaking and listening, reading, writing and mathematics. This, along with the school's approach to teaching pupils the attributes they need in order to stick at their learning and become independent, prepares them very well for junior school. There are lots of fun experiences that enhance the curriculum, such as visits to a safari park, going to the cinema and watching or taking part in theatre performances. There are extra-curricular clubs such as yoga or learning to play the ocarina. Pupils sing enthusiastically and tunefully in assembly.
What the school should improve
- There are occasions when staff do not adapt their teaching to address pupils' misconceptions when they arise within sequences of work or lessons. This slows a minority of pupils' learning down. The school must ensure that teaching is adapted consistently well so that all pupils can thrive in their learning.
- In a few subjects, leaders have not yet refined some specific subject content that they want pupils to learn. Pupils do not always learn the depth of knowledge they could. The school must ensure that all aspects of the wider curriculum include the necessary subject content that pupils need to learn so that pupils learn across the curriculum consistently well.
Pupil numbers and mix
186 pupils on roll, with places for 157
Schools near Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Bowlish Infant School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Aldhelms Church School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 64% met the expected standard |
| Croscombe Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Oakhill Church School | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | 53% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Honoria Thompson
- Phone
- 01749342322
- Address
- Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 123660
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.