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Evercreech Church of England Primary School

Primary · Shepton Mallet · BA4 6EH

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Good

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.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 30 November 2021

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At a glance

198 pupils · 94% of 210 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
21.5% of pupils
English as additional language
6.7% of pupils
SEN support
3.9% of pupils
EHC plan
0.5% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.evercreechprimary.co.uk
URN
151186

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

16 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,248
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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