Primrose Lane Primary School

Primrose Lane Primary School continues to uphold the high standards established during its previous inspection in 2019, showcasing a calm and productive learning environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The school's commitment to a broad and ambitious curriculum, coupled with strong care and support for students, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), has resulted in happy and motivated learners who engage enthusiastically in their education. Parents express high levels of satisfaction, emphasizing the school's effective communication and involvement in their children’s education.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupil achievement and behavior.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that develops deep understanding.
• Effective early years education leading to proficient readers and writers.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils promoting a supportive culture.

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 Primrose Lane Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Primrose Lane 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 Primrose Lane Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.5% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Primrose Lane Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Primrose Lane Primary School received £7,361 and spent £7,032 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£330 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

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

• Milford Junior School Yeovil
• Huish Primary School Yeovil

What is Primrose Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Primrose Lane Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Primrose Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Primrose Lane Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Primrose Lane Primary School have?

Primrose Lane Primary School has 252 pupils on roll.

What age range does Primrose Lane Primary School cover?

Primrose Lane Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Primrose Lane Primary School?

Primrose Lane Primary School is at Cunningham Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5FH.