Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School

SomersetVoluntary aided school

High Street, Chewton Mendip, Radstock, BA3 4LL

Headteacher: Mrs Clare DugganSchool website ↗Pupils: 100 (capacity: 150)
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2023
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 December 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
60.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 60%·Maths 67%All three 60%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected60%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
9
How many families wanted this school first?
7
How many got their first choice?
7of 7 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
10

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
33.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
55 girls, 45 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 77% (2016/17), currently 60%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%12.0%-0.5-0.7-0.6
2016/1777.0%20.0%-0.7-0.3+1.4
2017/1863.0%13.0%0.0-1.6+0.7
2018/1963.0%11.0%-0.4-1.4+1.2
2022/2364.0%14.0%+2.4+0.2+1.2
2023/2471.0%24.0%---
2024/2560.0%7.0%---