Wiveliscombe Primary School

State-Funded School

wiveliscombe-primary-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Tiverton and MineheadConstituency

TA4 2LAPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wiveliscombe Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 191 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

191

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 191
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Mar 2013	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.