West Chinnock Church School
Primary · Crewkerne · TA18 7PU
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 18 October 2022. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 18 October 2022
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39 pupils · 65% of 60 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 5.1% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 9.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150027
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 18 October 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Compare admissions across the area: Somerset school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
4 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 90% (Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 3% (Somerset 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Somerset 6%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
2.44 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Somerset: 3.60 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,546; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £105,000; in-year balance +£28,000
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 37.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 10.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 41.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 47.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 82.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 5.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 12.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 51.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 29.7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029212 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £282,00021 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £190,000–£425,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
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