St Mary's & St Peter's Church School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Ilminster · TA19 9EX · Somerset
Ages 4–11
- Absence9.4%
- FSM62.1%
- Demand1.00
1.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 123764
Herne View Church of England Primary
Voluntary controlled school · Ilminster · TA19 0BL
Ages 4–11 · 401 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
49%
Overall absence
5.8%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-29
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 101.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.8%
Unauthorised1.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 411
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
53
Places offered
53
1st-preference offers
53
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 65
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 53
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill76%
401 pupils · 525 places
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- Boys / girls
- 204 / 197
- School capacity
- 525
- Capacity fill
- 401 / 525 (76%)
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- FSM pupils
- 84
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Oaten
Location
- Address
- Ditton Street
- Postcode
- TA19 0BL
- Town
- Ilminster
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ilminster, Somerset, 401 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Neroche Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Ilminster · TA19 9RG · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- KS275%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM7.9%
- Demand0.97
2.2 miles away
Ashill Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ilminster · TA19 9ND · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- KS233%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM21.2%
- Demand1.00
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Oaten
- Telephone
- 0146052686