Catcott Neighbourhood Watch is part of the Polden Neighbourhood Watch Group which now includes a total of 8 villages. We jointly benefit from shared information sent by the Police whilst also being able to communicate easily between villages regarding suspicious activities
St Peter’s Church
The earliest records for St Peter’s Church date from 1292 but the Grade 1 listed building predominantly dates from the 15th century. Catcott is part of the Polden Wheel benefice which also covers the parishes of Ashcott, Burtle, Chilton Polden,
Catcott Nature Reserves
The Catcott nature reserve complex to the north of the village is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within a Special Protection Area. The reserve is managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Water levels are carefully controlled to provide an
Catcott Primary School
Our vllage school has around 190 pupils. It was rated good in all categories in the latest Ofsted report in 2013 with the inspectors noting that teaching was “consistently good over time with some examples of outstanding practice.” The original
Local Transport Links
Bus: The bus service connecting Catcott to Bridgwater, Street, Glastonbury and Wells and villages in between is operated by First following the collapse of Webberbus while Somerset County Council considers the long term future of the route. There is an hourly service
Village Statistics
The population of Catcott on census night in 2021 was 542. There is some interesting analysis of the 2021 Census results at https://catcott.parish.uk/census/