Community school · Somerset

Birchfield Community Primary School

2–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123730URN

Birchfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 5RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

78 applications for 49 places · 76th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

78 applications · 49 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	49	78	1.6	44	0.90
Sep 2025	53	75	1.4	48	0.91
Sep 2024	60	85	1.4	53	0.88
Sep 2023	59	86	1.5	58	0.98
Sep 2022	60	83	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2021	50	71	1.4	47	0.94
Sep 2020	60	98	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	90	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2018	57	90	1.6	54	0.95
Sep 2017	60	107	1.8	64	1.07
Sep 2016	60	115	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	93	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2014	60	108	1.8	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 75% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%81st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	2%	104	104
2023/24	69%	12%	106	108
2022/23	59%	0%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birchfield Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Primrose Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
0.9 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2022

1.2applications per place
St. Michael's Academy
1.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

75%met the SATs standard
Milford Junior School
1.1 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

53%met the SATs standard
Milford Infants' School
1.2 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place
St Gildas Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Huish Primary School
2.1 km · Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123730 · 933/2320
Capacity: 420 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Birchfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 5RL
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources