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Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Somerset

Milverton, Taunton, TA4 1JP

Website 01823400439

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

97%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.4%

11.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

188

Capacity used

Has space

90%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

97%

1st preference success rate

30 of 31 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

42

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3130● 97%
2nd preference60● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total423071%

1st preference success by year

86%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
96%
2023
100%
2024
97%
2025

Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Nicola Stoddart
Address
Milverton, Taunton, TA4 1JP
Phone
01823400439
Local authority
Somerset
Ward / constituency
Upper Tone · Tiverton and Minehead
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
123703

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals3%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support15%——
51% boys (95)49% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

188 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    08 February 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 172 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
14%
21/22
12%
22/23
15%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths83%——
Higher standard24%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth23%
+10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard27%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard90%
+8% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

822019842023832024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.