Primary schools in Shepton Mallet

7 primary schools in Shepton Mallet, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Shepton Mallet in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Shepton Mallet first 141 times for 139 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Somerset authority's 208 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Bowlish Infant School, to 0.68 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Evercreech Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BA4 6EH
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryGood · BA4 5HE
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior SchoolGood · BA4 5LA
Upton Noble CofE VC Primary SchoolGood · BA4 6AU
Ditcheat Primary SchoolExpected standard · BA4 6RB
St Aldhelms Church SchoolExpected standard · BA4 4PL
Bowlish Infant SchoolNeeds attention · BA4 5JQ

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