Cheddar First School

State-Funded School

cheddar-first-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Wells and Mendip HillsConstituency

BS27 3HNPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Cheddar First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–9, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 358 pupils. Cheddar First School is part of Wessex Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

No DfE attainment data is published for this school — usually because the cohort is too small to report without identifying pupils.

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

358

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 9
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 358
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Wessex Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Feb 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.