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Bowlish Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rebecca Eldred

location_onShepton Mallet, BA4 5JQ

language Visit Website phone 1749342514

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

110

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bowlish Infant School is a Community school primary school in Shepton Mallet, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Bowlish Infant School is a community school in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 113 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 April 2022

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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15 March 2017

Inspection Report

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07 November 2012

Inspection Report

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18 March 2011

Inspection Report

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16 March 2010

Inspection Report

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28 February 2007

Inspection Report

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14 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

6.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.4%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 113 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	113	7	6.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	113	3	2.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	108	1	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	108	4	3.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	110	3	2.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	110	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	113	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	112	2	1.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	114	1	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	108	3	2.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	109	2	1.8%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	111	9	8.1%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	112	6	5.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

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Bowlish Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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