Martock Church School
Primary · Martock · TA12 6EF
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 20 May 2025
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169 pupils · 63% of 270 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 151761
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 22 families named it first for 23 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2024; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 20 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.96 first-choice applications per place23 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: defined priority area. Inside it, last place at 0.477 miles for 2024 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)
- In catchment area
- 0.477 miles
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Somerset school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 86% (Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Somerset 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Somerset 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Somerset 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Somerset 1%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Somerset 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Somerset 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Somerset 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 38.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 11.9% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 38.9% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 46.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 85.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 4.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 34.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 34.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 6.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029204 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £240,000174 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £185,000–£309,000the 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
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 5a 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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