Community school · Somerset

Oaklands Primary School

4–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135612URN

Preston Grove, Yeovil, BA20 2DU · 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

2.0per place

0.2 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

108 applications for 54 places · 34th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

108 applications · 54 places offered · 52 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.2; 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	54	108	2.0	52	0.96
Sep 2025	59	123	2.1	57	0.97
Sep 2024	60	131	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2023	59	107	1.8	56	0.95
Sep 2022	59	119	2.0	54	0.92
Sep 2021	54	97	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2020	60	113	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2019	59	136	2.3	69	1.17
Sep 2018	60	134	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	139	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	135	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2015	60	145	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2014	60	132	2.2	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 77% · Maths 84% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%71st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	61%	11%	106	104
2023/24	60%	11%	104	105
2022/23	62%	7%	104	103

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

Oaklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Huish Primary School
0.5 km · Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church School
1.2 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Gildas Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Preston CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery
1.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Milford Infants' School
1.6 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place
Milford Junior School
1.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

53%met the SATs standard
St. Michael's Academy
1.8 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

75%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: 135612 · 933/3494
Capacity: 434 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 40.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2010
Address: Preston Grove, Yeovil, BA20 2DU
Local authority: Somerset

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