South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B71
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- South Petherton, TA13 5DY
- Distance
- 0.5km away
South Petherton Junior School
Hayes End, South Petherton, TA13 5AG
Local ranking42nd of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
148
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 65.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 6.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 74.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Cohort Size
- 31
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 138
- Boys
- 62 (45%)
- Girls
- 76 (55%)
- Capacity
- 148 (93% full)
- SEND
- 18.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.8%
- EAL
- 0.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 15.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,244/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 10.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 95.7%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
95.7%
White British
2.2%
White Other
1.4%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Hayes End
South Petherton, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 123720
- UKPRN
- 10075104
- Establishment No.
- 2306
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