St Aldhelms Church School | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

167

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

167

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

167

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySomerset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Aldhelms Church School · Primary · Somerset

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

RWM expected standard

64%

64%64%64%

'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

5%5%5%

'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

18%

Writing expected standard

82%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

82%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

167

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Chelynch Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PL

Local authority

Somerset

Website

www.staldhelms.co.uk/

Telephone

01749880376

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	64%	5%	77%	18%	82%	27%	73%	14%	86%	82%	105.0	102.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	167

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	167	23.5	15%	11%	13%	6%	10%
2023/24	173	—	15%	9%	9%	5%	10%