Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is an academy converter in Yeovil for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 156 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-7 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | St. Michaels Avenue Yeovil Somerset BA21 4LD |
| Reference Number | 150875 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 156 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.49%
Girls: 45.51% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 24.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 41% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 48.1% |
| African | 12.2% |
| Indian | 10.9% |
| White, Other | 9.6% |
| Unclassified | 7.1% |
| Asian, Other | 4.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.9% |
| White & Asian | 1.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy, inspected in November 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 5 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 1 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy had 122 pupils for 180 places. 58 places (32.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Yeovil Primary” planning area
Somerset counted 588 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 497 in 2029–30, down 15%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 180 | 180 |
| Pupils | 117 | 122 |
| Unfilled | 35.0% | 32.2% |
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 Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.2% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.3% | 0.0% |
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 Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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 Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy had 21.1 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
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.1 | – |
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, 10.3% of pupils at Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 13 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 1 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
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 Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy received £7,284 and spent £7,475 for each of its 142 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £125,000 (£887 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
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £125,000 |
| per pupil | £887 |
| In-year balance | -£27,000 |
| per pupil | -£191 |
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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Birchfield Community Primary School
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Milford Junior School
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Milford Infants' School
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Huish Primary School
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Primrose Lane Primary School
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Oaklands Primary School
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1.22 miles |
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Holy Trinity Church School
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Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School
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1.82 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas
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1.94 miles |
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Preston CofE Primary School
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2.02 miles |
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Trent Young's CofE Primary School
Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4SW |
2.04 miles |
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Kingfisher Primary School
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2.74 miles |
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East Coker Community Primary School
East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9HY |
2.78 miles |
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Chilthorne Domer Church School
Main Street, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RD |
2.98 miles |
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Thornford CofE Primary School
Boot Lane, Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6QY |
3.15 miles |
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West Coker CofE VC Primary School
High Street, West Coker, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9AS |
3.64 miles |
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Stonyacres, Yetminster, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6LS |
3.79 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ |
0.27 miles |
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Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
0.72 miles |
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Yeovil College
Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4DR |
0.78 miles |
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Fairmead School
Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4NZ |
0.83 miles |
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Westfield Academy
Westfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3DB |
1.3 miles |
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Preston School Academy
Monks Dale, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3JD |
1.62 miles |
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Sherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road, Sherborne, DT9 3QN |
4.01 miles |
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Sherborne Preparatory School
39 Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3NY |
4.36 miles |
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Sherborne School
Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP |
4.45 miles |
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The Gryphon School
Bristol Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4EQ |
4.63 miles |
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Stanchester Academy
East Stoke, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6UG |
4.73 miles |
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Chilton Bridge School
Chilton Bridge School, Chilton Cantelo, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8BE |
4.89 miles |
All schools in Yeovil · Somerset local authority: places and applications
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is part of Ppat Education, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:
- Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil
- Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil
- Countess Gytha Primary School Yeovil
- Ilchester Community School Yeovil
- Ash Church of England Primary School Martock
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Yeovil
- Lovington Church of England Primary School Castle Cary
- Butleigh Church of England Primary School Glastonbury
- Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport
- Hambridge Community Primary School Langport
What is Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy.
How many pupils does Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy have?
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy has 156 pupils on roll.
What age range does Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy cover?
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy?
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is at St. Michaels Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4LD.
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