Keinton Mandeville Primary School

Keinton Mandeville Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection. The school is characterized by a vibrant and supportive community atmosphere where pupils feel valued and safe. The leadership team is committed to providing a strong educational foundation for its pupils, focusing on inclusive practices and high expectations for behavior. While most subjects within the curriculum are effectively taught, there are areas, particularly in mathematics and some others, that still require refinement to ensure all pupils gain comprehensive knowledge.

Strengths

• Impeccable pupil behavior and high expectations from staff.
• Strong community sense where pupils feel part of a family.
• Effective leadership with accurate evaluation of strengths and weaknesses.
• High-quality provision for pupils with special educational needs.
• A vibrant curriculum that promotes a love of reading.
• Pupils demonstrate independence from an early age.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are still being developed, affecting knowledge breadth.
• Inconsistent assessments in early reading leading to slower progress for some pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Keinton Mandeville Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Keinton Mandeville Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Keinton Mandeville Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.4% of pupils at Keinton Mandeville Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Keinton Mandeville Primary School received £7,469 and spent £7,427 for each of its 149 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £128,000 (£862 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Keinton Mandeville Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Keinton Mandeville Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Keinton Mandeville Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Keinton Mandeville Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Keinton Mandeville Primary School have?

Keinton Mandeville Primary School has 149 pupils on roll.

What age range does Keinton Mandeville Primary School cover?

Keinton Mandeville Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Keinton Mandeville Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Keinton Mandeville Primary School?

Keinton Mandeville Primary School is at Chistles Lane, Keinton Mandeville, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6ES.