Dulverton Junior School
Fishers Mead, Dulverton, TA22 9EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Stenner
- Federation
- The Moorland Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 123871
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01398323231
About this school
Dulverton Junior School is a community primary school in Dulverton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dulverton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 26% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 50% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 29% | 35% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 50% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Dulverton Junior 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 | 29% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dulverton Junior School compares
Dulverton Junior School ranked 87th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 11.6% | 34.1% | 37 | — |
| All Saints CofE VC Infants School | — | 6.7% | 36.4% | 60 | 0.0 miles |
| East Anstey Primary School | — | 5.1% | 5.6% | 35 | 3.1 miles |
| Bampton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 6.1% | 18.6% | 127 | 4.1 miles |
| Cutcombe Church of England First School | — | 7.8% | 8.1% | 30 | 7.0 miles |
| Rackenford Church of England Primary School | 42% | 12.4% | 3.6% | 53 | 7.1 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)
- 34.09%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.64%
- Persistent absence
- 37.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints CofE VC Infants School0.0 miles
Primary · Dulverton
-
East Anstey Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Bampton Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Cutcombe Church of England First School7.0 miles
Primary · Minehead
-
Rackenford Church of England Primary School7.1 miles
Primary · Tiverton
Other schools in Dulverton
Common questions
- What ages does Dulverton Junior School teach?
- Dulverton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dulverton.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Dulverton Junior School?
- The interim headteacher of Dulverton Junior School is Mrs Nicola Stenner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dulverton Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dulverton Junior 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 many pupils are at Dulverton Junior School?
- Dulverton Junior School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dulverton Junior School full?
- Dulverton Junior School has capacity for 120 pupils and 37 on roll (31%), so it has space against 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 Dulverton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Dulverton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dulverton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dulverton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dulverton Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Dulverton Junior School is part of the The Moorland Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Dulverton Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Dulverton Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dulverton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dulverton Junior School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Dulverton Junior School ranked 87th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dulverton Junior School's absence rate?
- Dulverton Junior School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dulverton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dulverton Junior 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.