St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School

General Information

Address: Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5LA
Phone: 01749343250
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Caroline Owen
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 324
School capacity: 297
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 84
% eligible for free school meals: 25.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.5%
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

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

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 30 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #7 of 8 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#5St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolGood
#6St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#7St Paul's Church of England VC Junior SchoolGood
#8St. Michael's AcademyGood

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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.

#1Elmhurst Junior SchoolGood
#2Hamp AcademyGood
#3Milford Junior SchoolGood
#4St Andrew's Church Junior SchoolGood
#5St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolGood
#6St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#7St Paul's Church of England VC Junior SchoolGood
#8St. Michael's AcademyGood

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £7,259 (2024-25)

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Ranked #2 of 9 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Dulverton Junior School£14,824
#2St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School£7,259
#3South Petherton Junior School£7,244
#4St. Michael's Academy£7,052

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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.

#1Dulverton Junior School£14,824
#2St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School£7,259
#3South Petherton Junior School£7,244
#4St. Michael's Academy£7,052
#5St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School£6,386
#6Milford Junior School£6,171
#7Elmhurst Junior School£5,295
#8St Andrew's Church Junior School£3,538
#9St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School£2,703

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