St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Chelynch Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PL
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St Aldhelms Church School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pippa Cohen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Somerton and Frome
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 123753
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Shepton Mallet. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - |
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 St Aldhelm's Church of England 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 | 78% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 11.7% | 163 | — |
| St Aldhelms Church School | 64% | 5.7% | 13.2% | 176 | 0.0 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | 56% | 5.6% | 26.7% | 324 | 1.7 miles |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery | — | 6.1% | 26.1% | 186 | 1.7 miles |
| Bowlish Infant School | — | 6.2% | 13.3% | 114 | 2.3 miles |
| Oakhill Church School | 53% | 6.9% | 19% | 109 | 2.5 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.7%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aldhelms Church School0.0 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Bowlish Infant School2.3 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Oakhill Church School2.5 miles
Primary · Radstock
Other schools in Shepton Mallet
- Bowlish Infant School Primary
- Ditcheat Primary 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 St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Shepton Mallet.
- Has St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School?
- St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School had 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Aldhelm's Church of England 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 31 December 2023.