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Ilchester Community School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Somerton Road, Ilchester, Yeovil BA22 8JL · ilchestercommunityprimary.com · 01935 840568
On the mapSearch near BA22 8JL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 322
- 90% of 359 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ppat Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123735)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Ilchester Community School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123735)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123735), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123735)
Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123735)