Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Community primary school in Shepton Mallet (Somerset).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Shepton Mallet Community Infants School & Nursery we believe that every child is entitled to enjoy his or her childhood. They should be valued for their individuality, culture and heritage and be encouraged to develop their full potential in a stimulating and caring environment.
We are a small school of just over 200 children including our Nursery, and are situated in the market town of Shepton Mallet on the edge of the Mendip hills. Our facilities and resources cater exclusively for children aged from 0 7. We have 6 classes, Reception to Year 2. This year all our classes are named after different rainforest creatures.
Our Nursery caters for children from birth to school age. It is open for 50 weeks a year, and our Nursery class for 3-5 yrs is open during termtime. Our main building dates back to 1906 and houses classrooms for Reception to Year 2. It also contains our up to date ICT suite which has enough computers to teach a whole class.
Our outdoor learning area is well resourced and stimulating. We have a large colourful playground with a timber trail and a range of play equipment for the children to use.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Dance
- Football
- Forest School
- Bug Club
- Numicon
- Talk for Writing
- White Rose Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 123660
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kate Lovell | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Eleanor King | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Wynn | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kim Reeves | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Dargie | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elaine Hewitt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Cockill | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record