Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery, Watchet

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England/Methodist
Ages 39

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.2km)Possible (~1.7km)Unlikely (~2.2km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Laura Weaver
Pupils:173 / 240 capacity
LA:Somerset
Phone:01984634385
Address:Liddymore Road, Watchet, TA23 0EX
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 15 October 2024View full report
URN:123860
UKPRN:10078782
Diocese:Diocese of Bath and Wells
Constituency:Tiverton and Minehead
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

24.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

18 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy94%
Well taught89%
Good progress83%
Feels safe89%
Well behaved89%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed89%
Handles concerns61%
Wider development83%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

25.4

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

24.7

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Watchet (West Somerset Railway)
683m · 11 min walk
Doniford Beach (West Somerset Railway)
750m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Maglands Road (W-bound)
130m · 2 min walk
Culvercliffe Road (SW-bound)
267m · 4 min walk
Liddymore Shops (S-bound)
304m · 5 min walk
Kingsland (adj)
351m · 6 min walk
Churchill Way (S-bound)
423m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

72%

Available places

173 pupils

240 capacity

67 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Watchet

Low pressure
New homes approved:26
Projected new pupils:7

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Watchet

Admissions Demand - Somerset

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

6,463

Applications

5,059

Got 1st preference

95.3%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

15 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
18 May 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
21 February 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.29329%

Overall absence

20.27027%

Persistent absence

148

Enrolments

Authorised4.8575%
Unauthorised1.43579%
Persistent (10%+)20.27027%
Severe (50%+)1.35135%

Absence trend

5.18753%
18/19
3.77408%
20/21
8.03802%
21/22
5.96132%
22/23
6.32576%
23/24
6.29329%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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