Shipham Church of England First School
Turnpike Road, Winscombe, BS25 1TX
82 pupils · 85% of 97 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 3.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 13 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 11 | 26 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 10 | 10 | 23 | 10 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 32 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Winscombe Primary School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sandford Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Churchill Church of England Primary School 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Axbridge Church of England First School Academy 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Burrington Church of England Primary School 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Cheddar First School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.