Huish Primary School

Huish Primary School has demonstrated exceptional performance across all areas during its first inspection under the current framework. The school has achieved an outstanding rating, showcasing leaders' high ambitions for their pupils and creating an inclusive and nurturing environment. Pupils feel safe and are happy at school, thriving academically and socially, with a wide range of extracurricular opportunities that enrich their learning experience. The dedication of staff and the effective curriculum design contribute to pupils achieving well, including those with additional needs.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among students.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being.
• Terrific leadership that drives continuous improvement.
• Effective early reading programme contributing to confidence in literacy.
• High-quality training for staff resulting in deep subject knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Huish Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Huish Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Huish Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.6% of pupils at Huish Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Huish Primary School received £5,894 and spent £5,369 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £253,000 (£601 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust, income was £6,610 and spending £6,025 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Yeovil · Somerset local authority: places and applications

Huish Primary School is part of Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Milford Junior School Yeovil
• Primrose Lane Primary School Yeovil

What is Huish Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Huish Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Huish Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Huish Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Huish Primary School have?

Huish Primary School has 420 pupils on roll.

What age range does Huish Primary School cover?

Huish Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Huish Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Huish Primary School?

Huish Primary School is at Carisbrooke Gardens, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1AY.