South Petherton Junior School

State-Funded School

south-petherton-junior-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

YeovilConstituency

TA13 5AGPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

South Petherton Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 156 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

156

Total Pupils

42%Boys

58%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 156
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
12 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.