Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 46 in 2021 to 26 in 2026, while places went from 51 to 31.
Across Somerset, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Somerset lodged 287 appeals against primary school offers; 137 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (10.2% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 40 | 36 | 57 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 51 | 48 | 68 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 47 | 45 | 63 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 51 | 46 | 62 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 48 | 42 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 51 | 73 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 40 | 38 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 30 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 48 | 40 | 60 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 42 | 36 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34 | 27 | 43 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.