Bowlish Infant School

General Information

Address: Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5JQ
Phone: 01749342514
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Rebecca Eldred
Age range: 4-7 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 114
School capacity: 117
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 16
% eligible for free school meals: 14.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

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Ranked #1 of 10 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#1Bowlish Infant SchoolGood
#2Hamp Nursery and Infants' SchoolGood
#3Hindhayes Infant SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Bowlish Infant SchoolGood
#2Hamp Nursery and Infants' SchoolGood
#3Hindhayes Infant SchoolGood
#4Milford Infants' SchoolGood
#5Reckleford Infant School and NurseryGood
#6Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryGood
#7St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolGood
#8All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolRequires improvement
#9Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolRequires improvement
#10Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £7,557 (2024-25)

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Ranked #8 of 11 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6Milford Infants' School£8,165
#7Hamp Nursery and Infants' School£7,912
#8Bowlish Infant School£7,557
#9Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy£7,208
#10Burnham-On-Sea Infant School£4,363

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery£9,161
#2Hindhayes Infant School£8,902
#3Reckleford Infant School and Nursery£8,559
#4South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School£8,412
#5St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School£8,232
#6Milford Infants' School£8,165
#7Hamp Nursery and Infants' School£7,912
#8Bowlish Infant School£7,557
#9Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy£7,208
#10Burnham-On-Sea Infant School£4,363
#11St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School£4,228

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