Academy converter · Somerset

Preston CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140305URN

The Toose, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, BA21 3SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

133 applications for 60 places · 23rd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

133 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 3.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 3.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.5; 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	60	133	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2025	59	129	2.2	55	0.93
Sep 2024	60	142	2.4	75	1.25
Sep 2023	60	127	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2022	60	143	2.4	74	1.23
Sep 2021	60	127	2.1	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	168	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2019	60	171	2.9	75	1.25
Sep 2018	60	147	2.5	77	1.28
Sep 2017	60	199	3.3	94	1.57
Sep 2016	60	175	2.9	92	1.53
Sep 2015	60	194	3.2	85	1.42
Sep 2014	83	206	2.5	102	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%2nd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth45%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (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	93%	35%	112	112
2023/24	90%	20%	108	110
2022/23	95%	33%	111	112

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

Preston CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

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

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary School
1.5 km · Somerset

Good2024

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

Outstanding2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Milford Infants' School
2.4 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place
Chilthorne Domer Church School
2.5 km · Somerset

2026

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Milford Junior School
2.5 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

53%met the SATs standard
St Gildas Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 73%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140305 · 933/3283
Trust: Ppat Education
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Preston CofE VC Primary School (URN 123819)
Address: The Toose, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, BA21 3SN
Local authority: Somerset

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