The Mendip School is a school located in Shepton Mallet. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 11.8%, which is 7.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Edmund Rack Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4FZ
Website: https://www.themendipschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01749838040
School Type: Free schools special
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Natalie Hanna
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 142118

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 144
Number of Pupils: 144
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 42

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -11.8 Confidence interval -15.7 to -8
Writing
Well Below Average: -15.7 Confidence interval -19.2 to -12.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -13 Confidence interval -16.7 to -9.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:90
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
Paradise Crescent , Evercreech BA4 6EH
3out of 4 1,863 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mendip School
Edmund Rack Road , Prestleigh BA4 4FZ
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.