Milford Infants' School, Yeovil
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
228 pupils
270 capacity
42 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Yeovil
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Yeovil
Admissions Demand - Somerset
Places available
6,463
Applications
5,059
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.10609%
Overall absence
19.65318%
Persistent absence
173
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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