Best Schools in Shepton Mallet

How many schools are there in Shepton Mallet?

Shepton Mallet has 10 open schools: 7 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Shepton Mallet?

None of the 7 graded schools in Shepton Mallet currently holds an Outstanding rating. 7 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Shepton Mallet get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Shepton Mallet with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Whitstone, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.7 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Mendip School, with an Attainment 8 score of 4.8 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

WhitstoneThe Mendip School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Shepton Mallet have the best SATs results?

Of the 4 primary schools in Shepton Mallet with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ditcheat Primary School (100% in reading, 90% in maths); Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School (79% in reading, 79% in maths); and St Aldhelms Church School (77% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Ditcheat Primary SchoolUpton Noble CofE VC Primary SchoolSt Aldhelms Church School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Shepton Mallet?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Shepton Mallet selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Shepton Mallet have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Shepton Mallet have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Shepton Mallet?

Apply to Somerset through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.