Kilmersdon Church School
Kilmersdon Church School is an academy converter in Radstock for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 109 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Kilmersdon Church School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Kilmersdon Church of England Primary School. Absence is higher than at most other primary schools, with 8.3% of sessions missed in 2024/25 against 5.2% nationally, and 18% of pupils were persistently absent.
Ofsted inspection: November 2024.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | School Lane Kilmersdon Radstock Somerset BA3 5TE |
| Reference Number | 151285 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 109 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.71%
Girls: 52.29% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 15.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.7% |
| White, Other | 3.7% |
| White & Asian | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Kilmersdon Church of England Primary School, inspected in May 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 Nov 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 7 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 10 | 5 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Kilmersdon Church School had 118 pupils for 176 places. 58 places (33.0%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Shepton Mallet Primary” planning area
Somerset counted 161 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 179 in 2029–30, up 11%.
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 Kilmersdon Church School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 6.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 2.6% |
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, 3.4% of pupils at Kilmersdon Church School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 7.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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 Kilmersdon Church School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 11.9% of pupils at Kilmersdon Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 4 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 2 | 0 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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St Nicholas Church School
Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3QH |
1.21 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NG |
1.22 miles |
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Charlton Lane, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4BD |
1.46 miles |
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Westfield Primary School
Longfellow Road, Westfield, Radstock, Avon, BA3 3XX |
1.5 miles |
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Trinity Church School
Woodborough Lane, Radstock, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3DE |
1.76 miles |
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Welton Primary School
Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2AG |
1.91 miles |
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Norton Hill Primary School
Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, BA3 2UD |
2 miles |
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Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School
Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5PN |
2.05 miles |
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Midsomer Norton Primary School
High Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2DR |
2.05 miles |
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The Universal Farm
Manor Farm, Millards Hill, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2BW |
2.08 miles |
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St John's CofE Primary School
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2JN |
2.21 miles |
|
Hemington Primary School
Hemington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5XU |
2.25 miles |
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Longvernal Primary School
Clapton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2LP |
2.5 miles |
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Shoscombe Church School
St Julian's Road, Shoscombe, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8NB |
2.58 miles |
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St Vigor & St John Church School
Wells Road, Chilcompton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4EX |
2.81 miles |
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Peasedown St John Primary School
Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8DH |
2.94 miles |
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Mells Church First School
Mells Green, Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3QE |
3.06 miles |
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Leigh On Mendip School
Leigh Street, Leigh-on-Mendip, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5QQ |
3.37 miles |
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Paulton Junior School
Plumptre Close, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7QY |
3.43 miles |
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Paulton Infant School
Plumptre Close, Paulton, Bristol, Somerset, BS39 7QY |
3.43 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Somerset Studio School
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NQ |
1 miles |
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Writhlington School
Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NQ |
1.07 miles |
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Newbury Manor School
Newbury Manor, Newbury, Near Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3RG |
1.39 miles |
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Fosse Way School
Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3AL |
1.56 miles |
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Norton Hill Academy
Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4AD |
1.86 miles |
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Somervale Secondary School
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2JD |
2.18 miles |
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Downside School
|
2.71 miles |
All schools in Radstock · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications
Kilmersdon Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:
- St Nicholas Church School Radstock
- St Vigor & St John Church School Radstock
- Mells Church First School Frome
- Oakhill Church School Radstock
- Christ Church First School Frome
- St Aldhelms Church School Shepton Mallet
- Beckington Church First School Frome
- Freshford Church School Bath
- St Michaels Junior Church School Bath
- St Andrew's Church School Bath
What is Kilmersdon Church School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Kilmersdon Church School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2024 of its predecessor, Kilmersdon Church of England Primary School.
When was Kilmersdon Church School last inspected by Ofsted?
Kilmersdon Church School was last inspected in November 2024.
How many pupils does Kilmersdon Church School have?
Kilmersdon Church School has 109 pupils on roll.
What age range does Kilmersdon Church School cover?
Kilmersdon Church School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Kilmersdon Church School?
Kilmersdon Church School is at School Lane, Kilmersdon, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5TE.