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North Cadbury Church of England Primary School

Primary · Yeovil · BA22 7DE

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 19 September 2023

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At a glance

100 pupils · 83% of 120 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
17.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.northcadburyprimaryschool.org.uk
URN
147019

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 10 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 19 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

10 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
90%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
20%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
111
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school90%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Somerset average60.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDERBY · 142 miles awayNo current grade50%
Waterhouses CofE Primary AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 141 miles awayNo current grade63%
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolTaunton · 26 miles awayNeeds attention45%
Sedley's Church of England Primary SchoolGravesend · 126 miles awayGood67%
Charlesworth Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGlossop · 166 miles awayGood47%
Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary SchoolBishopton · 249 miles awayGood75%
Morton Primary AcademyAlfreton · 152 miles awayExpected standard67%
Stamfordham Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 277 miles awayGood61%
Chelford CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield · 154 miles awayGood83%
Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary SchoolScunthorpe · 191 miles awayGood55%
Great Wood Community Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 134 miles awayNeeds attention79%
Kelbrook Primary SchoolBarnoldswick · 198 miles awayExpected standard67%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 1% (Somerset 6%, England 7%) · White Irish 1% (Somerset 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.13 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Somerset: 3.60 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

50% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 32% moved to another state school · 18% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,815; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,051
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 12% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £94,000; in-year balance +£87,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.2%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented16.4%20.5%
Detached houses59.4%22.9%
Flats2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms44.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029166 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,00012 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£281,000–£594,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (6)£292,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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