Dunster First School

State-Funded School

dunster-first-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Tiverton and MineheadConstituency

TA24 6RXPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dunster First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–9, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 86 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

92%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

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: 4 – 9
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 86
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 26 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2014	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.