St Aldhelms Church School

State-Funded School

st-aldhelms-church-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Frome and East SomersetConstituency

BA4 4PLPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Aldhelms Church School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 176 pupils. St Aldhelms Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

176

Total Pupils

43%Boys

57%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 176
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Dec 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.