Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery, Watchet
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 9 in Watchet. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. It was 66% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery in detail
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the staff, governors and pupils, I would like to welcome you to Knights Templar Community Church School. Our vision: Work at it with all your heart underpins all that we do ."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery are St Peter's Church of England First School (0.7 miles, Good); Old Cleeve Church of England First School (2 miles, Good); Stogumber CofE Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 100% maths); and Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School (5.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 100% maths).
St Peter's Church of England First SchoolOld Cleeve Church of England First SchoolStogumber CofE Primary SchoolCrowcombe CofE VA Primary School
What parents say
18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).
Who goes there
1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties: 9 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Watchet (West Somerset Railway), about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Maglands Road (w-bound), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery issued 28 suspensions, 15.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are happy and safe at this welcoming and inclusive school. Staff build nurturing relationships with pupils. There are many opportunities for pupils to have a say in decisions that are made about the school. Pupils are proud to hold leadership roles. Their views are listened to and they play a part in improving the school.
The school has thought carefully about what it wants pupils to learn. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy learning the ambitious and varied curriculum. Pupils take pride in their work and achieve well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Leaders, including governors, have addressed previous shortcomings in the school successfully. They secure a strong start for children in the early years. This, alongside its ambitious curriculum and targeted implementation, is ensuring that all pupils achieve well. Throughout the drive for improvements, the school has looked after people well. This has resulted in well-trained, happy staff who focus skilfully on effective teaching and support for pupils.
Children in early years make a strong start. Routines and behaviours are established quickly. Children benefit from planned adult activities and child-led opportunities to further their learning. Children form strong relationships with their designated key worker. Adults use the information they gain from checking children's learning regularly to ensure all children achieve well. As a result, children are well prepared for Year 1.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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).
At a Glance
24.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
18 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
19.2
Avg class size
18.5
Infant (KS1)
24.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
Newsletter 1 - Friday 18 September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 15 - Friday 1 May
Newsletter 16 - Friday 15 May
Newsletter 17 - Friday 5 June
Newsletter 18 - Friday 19 June
Newsletter 19 - Friday 3 July
From Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
179 pupils
270 places
91 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Watchet
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Watchet
Across Somerset council
Places available
6,414
Applications
4,928
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
22.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties: 9 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
173
Total Pupils
80
Boys
93
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
11.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,384
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,826
Per pupil
£1180k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
20.3%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
Questions parents ask about Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery
What is Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 66% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Classes at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery average 19.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery has around 173 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery have specialist SEN provision?
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties: 9 places, 9 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery in 2024/25. 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Apply through Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Somerset is 3 (the median across 307 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery?
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery is at Liddymore Road, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)