Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Waterloo Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Honoria Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 123660
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749342322
About this school
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery is a community primary school in Shepton Mallet. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 186 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 26.1% | 186 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | 56% | 5.6% | 26.7% | 324 | 0.3 miles |
| Bowlish Infant School | — | 6.2% | 13.3% | 114 | 0.6 miles |
| St Aldhelms Church School | 64% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 176 | 1.7 miles |
| Croscombe Church of England Primary School | — | 8.5% | 20% | 42 | 1.8 miles |
| Oakhill Church School | 53% | 6.9% | 19% | 109 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.09%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 18.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
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Bowlish Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
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St Aldhelms Church School1.7 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
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Croscombe Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Wells
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Oakhill Church School2.3 miles
Primary · Radstock
Other schools in Shepton Mallet
- Bowlish Infant School Primary
- Ditcheat Primary School Primary
- Evercreech Church of England Primary School 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 Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery teach?
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Shepton Mallet.
- Who is the headteacher of Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery is Mrs Honoria Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery, 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 Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery?
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery full?
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery has capacity for 157 pupils and 186 on roll (118%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.