West Chinnock Church School
Primary school in Crewkerne, Somerset. Inadequate (Oct 2022). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 October 2022, report published 11 December 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to West Chinnock Church of England Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. West Chinnock Church School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2026
The last inspection was in October 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.6 milesNorton Sub Hamdon Church School
Requires improvement (Dec 2022)
- 1.6 milesHaselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School
Not inspected yet
- 1.7 milesMerriott Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 2.6 milesCastle Primary School
Good (Jun 2023)
- 2.7 milesSouth Petherton Junior School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.