Ofsted: Good emoji_events #107 in Somerset public Top 70% UK

St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School

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

personMr Chris Partridge

location_onShepton Mallet, BA4 5LA

language Visit Website phone 1749343250

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

330

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Expected Standard

56%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Shepton Mallet, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 326 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #107 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #11,139 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 69%

Maths65% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -0.6

-0.6

Write

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 0.7

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.4

-5.0 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 1.4

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 2.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.0 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%

Reading85% LA 77%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 2.7

1.6

Write

LA -0.3

0.2 to 3

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.1 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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24 April 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2008

Inspection Report

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04 July 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-04-24

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(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 326 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, 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)	326	6	1.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	327	5	1.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	319	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	322	3	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	322	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	329	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	330	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	333	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	322	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	316	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	321	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	326	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	325	2	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	321	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	332	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	332	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	332	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	310	4	1.3%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	310	5	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	301	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	300	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	299	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 27 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

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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