South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School
Primary · South Petherton · TA13 5DY
Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
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102 pupils
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 9.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2.1% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 123854
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place23 places offered · 23 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% moved to another state school
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 12 November 2024: S5 Inspection
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.