St Gildas Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

YeovilConstituency

BA21 4EGPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Gildas Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 208 pupils. St Gildas Catholic Primary School is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

52%

Black

12%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

208

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

84%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 208
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Oct 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
3 Aug 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.