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Nunney First School

URN
142579
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Nunney First School
URN
142579
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-9
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#59 of 162 schools in Somerset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Nunney First School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Nunney First School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
18 November 2024
Inspection date
15 October 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 18 November 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

17

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

28

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

17

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.65×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Somerset)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
nunneyfirstschool.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

BA11 4NE - Catch Road, Nunney, Frome, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Catch Road, Nunney, Frome, Somerset
Postcode
BA11 4NE
Phone
1373836429
Website
nunneyfirstschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Somerset
Local authority code
933

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 599 schools in Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

599

Open schools

307

Closed schools

292

Primary schools

387

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 November 202415 October 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 18 November 2024
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      18 November 2024
      Inspected
      15 October 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 16

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    60

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary387 (64.6%)
    • Secondary60 (10.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other152 (25.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Nunney First School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Critchill Special School3.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    Critchill School3.7 kmNot applicableClosed
    Mells Church First School3.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Mells Church of England First School3.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Trinity Church of England First School3.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Trinity Church of England First School3.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Oakfield School4.0 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Oakfield Academy4.0 kmMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    Wessex Lodge School4.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    • Nunney First School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Critchill Special School
      Distance
      3.7 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Critchill School
      Distance
      3.7 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Mells Church First School
      Distance
      3.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBA8 0HPClosed
    Abbas and Templecombe Church SchoolPrimaryBA8 0HPOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryTA15 6XGClosed
    All Saints Church SchoolPrimaryTA15 6XGOpen
    All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolPrimaryTA22 9ENOpen
    • Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA8 0HP
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbas and Templecombe Church School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA8 0HP
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TA15 6XG
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Church School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TA15 6XG
      Status
      Open
    Mells Church of England First School
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Trinity Church of England First School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Trinity Church of England First School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oakfield School
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Oakfield Academy
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Wessex Lodge School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints CofE VC Infants School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TA22 9EN
    Status
    Open