Ditcheat Primary School
Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Bisset
- Federation
- The Federation of Bruton Primary School, Ditcheat Primary School and Upton Noble Primary CofE VC School
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 123642
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749860329
About this school
Ditcheat Primary School is a community primary school in Shepton Mallet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 60% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 73% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 60% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ditcheat Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ditcheat Primary School compares
Ditcheat Primary School ranked 13th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4% | 11.4% | 89 | — |
| Evercreech Church of England Primary School | — | 7.8% | 25.9% | 198 | 2.4 miles |
| Castle Cary Community Primary School | 68% | 6.1% | 28.4% | 177 | 2.8 miles |
| Lovington Church of England Primary School | — | 3.9% | 20.7% | 35 | 3.5 miles |
| Bruton Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 10.6% | 262 | 3.6 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | 56% | 5.6% | 26.7% | 324 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.39%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Evercreech Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Castle Cary Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Castle Cary
-
Lovington Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Castle Cary
-
Bruton Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Bruton
-
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School4.5 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
Other schools in Shepton Mallet
- Bowlish Infant School Primary
- Evercreech Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery Primary
- St Aldhelms Church School Primary
- St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School Primary
- Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Whitstone Secondary
- The Mendip School Free Schools
- All Hallows School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ditcheat Primary School teach?
- Ditcheat Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Shepton Mallet.
- Who is the headteacher of Ditcheat Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ditcheat Primary School is Mrs Rachael Bisset, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ditcheat Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ditcheat Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ditcheat Primary School?
- Ditcheat Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ditcheat Primary School full?
- Ditcheat Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 89 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ditcheat Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ditcheat Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ditcheat Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ditcheat Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ditcheat Primary School?
- Ditcheat Primary School is part of the The Federation of Bruton Primary School, Ditcheat Primary School and Upton Noble Primary CofE VC School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ditcheat Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ditcheat Primary School rank locally?
- Ditcheat Primary School ranked 13th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ditcheat Primary School's absence rate?
- Ditcheat Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ditcheat Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ditcheat Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.