Countess Gytha Primary School

Countess Gytha Primary School is performing well, demonstrating a good overall effectiveness in all inspected areas. With a strong emphasis on community engagement and a broad curriculum, pupils are encouraged to thrive academically and socially. Relationships among staff, pupils, and families are robust, contributing to a vibrant school atmosphere where pupils feel safe and supported. The school has not been previously inspected, but it shows potential for positive growth under the current leadership and governance.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and the community.
• High-quality curriculum planned with clear sequencing.
• Effective early reading and phonics program.
• Strong culture of reading with supportive peer relationships.
• Proactive personal, social, and health education curriculum.
• Good support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited clarity on curriculum implementation in some subjects.
• Wider provision in Reception not as sharply focused as required.

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 Countess Gytha Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% 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 Countess Gytha 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 Countess Gytha Primary School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 6.5% of pupils at Countess Gytha Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Countess Gytha Primary School received £6,981 and spent £6,823 for each of its 160 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £221,000 (£1,383 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Ppat Education, income was £6,174 and spending £6,106 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

Countess Gytha Primary School is part of Ppat Education, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Yeovil
• Lovington Church of England Primary School Castle Cary
• Ilchester Community School Yeovil
• Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy Yeovil
• Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil
• Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil
• Butleigh Church of England Primary School Glastonbury
• Ash Church of England Primary School Martock
• Evercreech Church of England Primary School Shepton Mallet
• Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport

What is Countess Gytha Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Countess Gytha Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Countess Gytha Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Countess Gytha Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Countess Gytha Primary School have?

Countess Gytha Primary School has 184 pupils on roll.

What age range does Countess Gytha Primary School cover?

Countess Gytha Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Countess Gytha Primary School?

Countess Gytha Primary School is at West Camel Road, Queen Camel, Yeovil, BA22 7FF.