Academy converter · Somerset

St Gildas Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148952URN

Mary Street, Yeovil, BA21 4EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

22 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

22 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as St Gildas Catholic Primary School (URN 123857), the previous school.

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	11	22	2.0	11	1.00
Sep 2025	18	32	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2024	28	40	1.4	20	0.71
Sep 2023	23	36	1.6	23	1.00
Sep 2022	22	37	1.7	20	0.91
Sep 2021 *	19	29	1.5	19	1.00
Sep 2020 *	30	43	1.4	22	0.73
Sep 2019 *	24	37	1.5	17	0.71
Sep 2018 *	30	50	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	40	1.3	24	0.80
Sep 2016 *	29	45	1.6	26	0.90
Sep 2015 *	30	47	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	30	39	1.3	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%29th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	9%	106	105
2023/24	44%	3%	102	100
2022/23	53%	6%	104	104

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

St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery
0.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place
St. Michael's Academy
0.7 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

75%met the SATs standard
Huish Primary School
0.7 km · Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
0.8 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2022

1.2applications per place
Milford Infants' School
1.0 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place
Milford Junior School
1.0 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

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

Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Birchfield Community Primary School
1.5 km · Somerset

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%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: 148952 · 933/3487
Trust: The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 226 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 7.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2022
Replaced: St Gildas Catholic Primary School (URN 123857)
Address: Mary Street, Yeovil, BA21 4EG
Local authority: Somerset

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