Milford Infants' School, Yeovil

Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 47

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~394m)Possible (~563m)Unlikely (~732m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Wendy Chant
Pupils:228 / 270 capacity
LA:Somerset
Phone:01935475426
Address:Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4PG
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 7 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal Development
Expected Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Early Years
Expected Standard
Inspected 10 February 2026View full report
URN:123724
UKPRN:10080424
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Yeovil
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Milford Infants' School excels at teaching children to read with confidence and understanding from the earliest years. The school is highly inclusive, with strong support systems for all pupils including those with additional needs or disadvantages. Staff build warm, trusting relationships with children, creating a calm, welcoming environment where children thrive academically and personally.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading and phonics with consistent attainment in line with national averages
  • Inclusive culture with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
  • High-quality early years provision that establishes secure foundations for learning
  • Calm, positive behavior throughout the school with strong staff-pupil relationships
  • Well-sequenced curriculum across reading, writing, mathematics and wider subjects like history

Areas for Improvement

  • In the wider curriculum, sometimes teaching tasks do not precisely match what leaders intend pupils to learn, limiting progress for some pupils
  • Governors do not always provide consistent support and robust challenge to leaders
  • Overall attendance remains just below national figures, although targeted actions are improving this

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, board games club, art club, music sessions, wellbeing sessions, early bird reading club, school council, educational visits to local places of interest, trips to Lyme Regis, motor museum visits, reading at local residential homes

Milford Infants' School provides a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong foundations in reading, phonics and communication. The school creates an inclusive, safe environment where most pupils make secure progress from their starting points.

At a Glance

16.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

25.6

Infant (KS1)

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Glenthorne Avenue (S-bound)
170m · 3 min walk
St Georges Avenue (adj)
201m · 3 min walk
High Lea (W-bound)
251m · 4 min walk
Mudford Road (o/s 144)
316m · 5 min walk
Yeovil College (N-bound)
387m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

84%

Available places

228 pupils

270 capacity

42 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Yeovil

Medium pressure
New homes approved:806
Projected new pupils:202

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Yeovil

Admissions Demand - Somerset

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

6,463

Applications

5,059

Got 1st preference

95.3%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

10 February 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
3 November 2021
10 March 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.10609%

Overall absence

19.65318%

Persistent absence

173

Enrolments

Authorised4.61963%
Unauthorised2.48646%
Persistent (10%+)19.65318%
Severe (50%+)4.62428%

Absence trend

4.89452%
18/19
3.89757%
20/21
7.25031%
21/22
8.46739%
22/23
7.68191%
23/24
7.10609%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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