Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Chilthorne Domer Church School

4–11Ages
146Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123815URN

Main Street, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, BA22 8RD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

37 applications for 17 places · 25th 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

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 7 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

37 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 3.4; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 13 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	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2025	21	45	2.1	19	0.90
Sep 2024	16	36	2.3	12	0.75
Sep 2023	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2022	16	40	2.5	13	0.81
Sep 2021	15	40	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	20	47	2.4	21	1.05
Sep 2019	19	51	2.7	15	0.79
Sep 2018	21	56	2.7	18	0.86
Sep 2017	21	58	2.8	15	0.71
Sep 2016	21	58	2.8	22	1.05
Sep 2015	23	67	2.9	30	1.30
Sep 2014	17	58	3.4	13	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 77% · Maths 68% → 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 standard68%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	0%	104	102
2023/24	38%	0%	102	100
2022/23	25%	0%	101	96

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

Chilthorne Domer Church SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's School, Tintinhull
2.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Preston CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Kingfisher Primary School
2.6 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church School
3.4 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Milford Infants' School
3.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place
Milford Junior School
3.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

53%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary School
3.7 km · Somerset

Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Huish Primary School
3.9 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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123815 · 933/3277
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 147 pupils · 146 on roll
Free school meals: 13.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, BA22 8RD
Local authority: Somerset

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