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Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School

Somerset, BA3 4LLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2023
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#3,977
of 13,686 nationally

About Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School

Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its 2023 graded inspection, inspectors awarded Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The early years provision also received a Good rating, a clear improvement from the Requires Improvement grade it received in the previous inspection. On the academic front, the school’s most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. At 71%, this comfortably exceeds the Somerset local authority average of 59%, placing Chewton Mendip 35th out of 134 primary schools in the county. That puts it in the top 27% of schools locally and the top 30% nationally, a solid performance for a small village school.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHigh Street, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4LL
HeadteacherClare Duggan
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils100
Free School Meals (FSM)4.0%
School Capacity100 / 150 (67% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Dec 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.