What did Ofsted judge Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Cutcombe Church of England First School?

Cutcombe Church of England First School has 30 pupils on roll.

What ages does Cutcombe Church of England First School take?

Cutcombe Church of England First School admits pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Cutcombe Church of England First School located?

Cutcombe Church of England First School is located in Minehead, TA24 7DZ, Somerset.

How do I apply to Cutcombe Church of England First School?

Cutcombe Church of England First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Cutcombe Church of England First School have a religious character?

Yes — Cutcombe Church of England First School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Cutcombe Church of England First School?

When Cutcombe Church of England First School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority or have previously been and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. High Needs Pupils (no EHCP) — Children without an EHCP, identified with a sensory, physical or medical disability (High Needs Pupils) where a multi-agency professional team has identified the school as the nearest suitable school; 3. Catchment area sibling — Children living in the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address. (See notes for definition of 'sibling'), and 4 further criteria. 10 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if in two or more cases the children's homes are equidistant from the school. However, if children of multiple births (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

What is the largest ethnic background at Cutcombe Church of England First School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Cutcombe Church of England First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Cutcombe Church of England First School: Ofsted & Catchment

How places are decided at Cutcombe Church of England First School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority or have previously been and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order.
2High Needs Pupils (no EHCP) — Children without an EHCP, identified with a sensory, physical or medical disability (High Needs Pupils) where a multi-agency professional team has identified the school as the nearest suitable school.
3Catchment area sibling — Children living in the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address. (See notes for definition of 'sibling').
4Catchment area — Children living in the designated catchment area.
5Out of catchment sibling — Children living outside the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address.
6Practising Church of England, out of catchment — Children of families who are practising members of the Church of England and who live outside the catchment area. (See notes regarding the definition of 'practising'). A supplementary Information Form will be required.
7Nearest to school, out of catchment — Children living outside the catchment area but nearest to the school, determined by straight-line measurement using a GIS mapping system.

If two applications tie: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if in two or more cases the children's homes are equidistant from the school. However, if children of multiple births (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

The PAN of 12 is stated for 'entry in the reception year in 2024' within a document titled 'Admission Arrangements for 2025-2026 Academic Year'. Criterion 6 references a definition of 'practising' in notes, but the notes section does not fully reproduce that definition in the provided document.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Cutcombe Church of England First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Cutcombe Church of England First School?: Cutcombe Church of England First School has 30 pupils on roll.
What ages does Cutcombe Church of England First School take?: Cutcombe Church of England First School admits pupils aged 2 to 9.
Where is Cutcombe Church of England First School located?: Cutcombe Church of England First School is located in Minehead, TA24 7DZ, Somerset.
How do I apply to Cutcombe Church of England First School?: Cutcombe Church of England First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does Cutcombe Church of England First School have a religious character?: Yes — Cutcombe Church of England First School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at Cutcombe Church of England First School?: When Cutcombe Church of England First School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority or have previously been and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. High Needs Pupils (no EHCP) — Children without an EHCP, identified with a sensory, physical or medical disability (High Needs Pupils) where a multi-agency professional team has identified the school as the nearest suitable school; 3. Catchment area sibling — Children living in the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address. (See notes for definition of 'sibling'), and 4 further criteria. 10 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if in two or more cases the children's homes are equidistant from the school. However, if children of multiple births (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.
What is the largest ethnic background at Cutcombe Church of England First School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Cutcombe Church of England First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Cutcombe Church of England First School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority or have previously been and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order.
2High Needs Pupils (no EHCP) — Children without an EHCP, identified with a sensory, physical or medical disability (High Needs Pupils) where a multi-agency professional team has identified the school as the nearest suitable school.
3Catchment area sibling — Children living in the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address. (See notes for definition of 'sibling').
4Catchment area — Children living in the designated catchment area.
5Out of catchment sibling — Children living outside the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address.
6Practising Church of England, out of catchment — Children of families who are practising members of the Church of England and who live outside the catchment area. (See notes regarding the definition of 'practising'). A supplementary Information Form will be required.
7Nearest to school, out of catchment — Children living outside the catchment area but nearest to the school, determined by straight-line measurement using a GIS mapping system.

Cutcombe Church of England First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Cutcombe Church of England First School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in February 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Cutcombe Church of England First School?: Cutcombe Church of England First School has 30 pupils on roll.
What ages does Cutcombe Church of England First School take?: Cutcombe Church of England First School admits pupils aged 2 to 9.
Where is Cutcombe Church of England First School located?: Cutcombe Church of England First School is located in Minehead, TA24 7DZ, Somerset.
How do I apply to Cutcombe Church of England First School?: Cutcombe Church of England First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does Cutcombe Church of England First School have a religious character?: Yes — Cutcombe Church of England First School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at Cutcombe Church of England First School?: When Cutcombe Church of England First School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority or have previously been and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order; 2. High Needs Pupils (no EHCP) — Children without an EHCP, identified with a sensory, physical or medical disability (High Needs Pupils) where a multi-agency professional team has identified the school as the nearest suitable school; 3. Catchment area sibling — Children living in the catchment area, with a sibling at the school at the time of admission, and who live at the same address. (See notes for definition of 'sibling'), and 4 further criteria. 10 places were offered at this entry point for 2025-26. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if in two or more cases the children's homes are equidistant from the school. However, if children of multiple births (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.
What is the largest ethnic background at Cutcombe Church of England First School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at Cutcombe Church of England First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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