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St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

Somerset, BA8 0QDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Requires improvement
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
10 1st-choice / 11 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

St Nicholas CofE Primary School in Henstridge received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in March 2025, a downgrade from the Good rating it had held since its previous inspection in 2017. The inspection judged all four key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — as requiring improvement, with early years provision also rated Requires Improvement. This places the school in a challenging position within Somerset, where only six out of 219 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating. The school’s most informative exam metric is its Key Stage 2 performance, though the data does not provide a specific school-level score. However, the local authority average for KS2 attainment stands at 59 per cent, offering a benchmark against which St Nicholas’s results would be measured. With 94 pupils on roll against a capacity of 119, the school is operating below its maximum, and 27.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure above the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressAsh Walk, St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0QD
HeadteacherJames Webb
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils94
Free School Meals (FSM)27.7%
School Capacity94 / 119 (79% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 29 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
ICT SuiteLibraryPlaying FieldsSensory RoomDining HallSports HallGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsSwimmingCricketFootballCross CountryRounders

Clubs & Activities

GardeningDramaArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning Difficulty

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.