St Mary's & St Peter's Church School
Copse Lane, Ilton, Ilminster, TA19 9EXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mary's & St Peter's Church School is a primary school in Ilminster for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 16 October 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 24 September 2024
'Together we flourish' is at the heart of this inclusive and welcoming school. Adults have high expectations of all pupils. Pupils live up to these. They demonstrate the school's values of 'courage, kindness and respect'. As a result, there is a happy, calm and purposeful learning environment. As soon as children start in Reception Year, they build positive relationships with adults. Pupils are polite, kind and caring. They respond enthusiastically to school routines. Pupils listen attentively to each other and adults. Older pupils look after the younger children during social times. They enjoy playing with the wide range of equipment, including the coconut shy and the hobby horses. Adults know the pupils well. Pupils feel safe and listened to by adults. This helps them have the confidence to share any worries or concerns. Pupils know that if they put their names into the 'worry box', an adult will help them. Pupils enjoy the enrichment opportunities the school provides. This includes sports club, fun club, residentials and visits to the museum. Pupils talk with pride about their roles and responsibilities such as head gardener and playtime leaders. This helps pupils to understand how to be responsible citizens.
What the school should improve
- In some wider curriculum subjects, some pupils do not build knowledge as well as they do in other subjects. Assessment information is not used effectively to identify gaps in what pupils know and remember. The trust needs to ensure that assessment is used effectively across all subjects to inform future curriculum design so that pupils build knowledge as well as they do in more established subjects.
- Pupils do not have sufficient understanding of world faiths and different cultures. Consequently, they are not as well prepared as they need to be for some aspects of multicultural Britain. The trust must ensure that pupils have the opportunities to learn about diversity including a range of different cultures, so they are better prepared for life in modern Britain.
Pupil numbers and mix
29 pupils on roll, with places for 117
Schools near St Mary's & St Peter's Church School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashill Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Herne View Church of England Primary | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
| Neroche Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 76% met the expected standard |
| Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 43% 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
- 0146052574
- Address
- Copse Lane, Ilton, Ilminster, TA19 9EX
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 147522
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.