Dovecote School
Dovecote School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 105 pupils and room for 130.
21 Station Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, TA7 9NJ01458 333127dovecoteschool.co.ukMr Neil Gage headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 105 | 85 | 61 | 35 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Levels School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 90 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ashcott Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 117 | Not inspected | 36 | Compare |
| Catcott Primary School | Council | 1.6 miles | 127 | Good 2024 | 46 | Compare |
| Abbot's Way School | Independent | 2.8 miles | 39 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Meare Village Primary School | Council | 3.1 miles | 100 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 3.1 miles | 129 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Brookside Community Primary School | Academy | 4.1 miles | 544 | Good 2023 | 28 | Compare |
| Avalon School | Council | 4.1 miles | 81 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Dovecote School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Dovecote School yet.
How many pupils does Dovecote School have?
105 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 130 places, so it is 81% full.
Does Dovecote School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 21 Station Road, Shapwick, Bridgwater, TA7 9NJ
- Telephone
- 01458 333127
- Website
- www.dovecoteschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Gage
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- King Alfred
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 July 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149071 · LAESTAB 9336020 · UKPRN 10095586
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.