The Redstart Primary School

State-Funded School

the-redstart-primary-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

YeovilConstituency

TA20 1SDPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Redstart Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 444 pupils. The Redstart Primary School is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

444

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 444
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Mar 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.