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Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Somerset

Liddymore Road, Watchet, TA23 0EX

Website 01984634385

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 15/10/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.7%

20.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

173

Capacity used

Has space

72%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

32

Places offered

43

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3232● 100%
2nd preference80● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Total433274%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Laura Weaver
Address
Liddymore Road, Watchet, TA23 0EX
Phone
01984634385
Local authority
Somerset
Ward / constituency
Watchet & Stogursey · Tiverton and Minehead
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
123860

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals24%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support15%——
46% boys (80)54% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

173 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    15 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 148 pupils

Attendance

93.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

20.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
29%
21/22
15%
22/23
19%
23/24
20%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.