South Petherton Junior School
Hayes End, South Petherton, TA13 5AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shan Weston
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 148
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 123720
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01460240172
About this school
South Petherton Junior School is a community primary school in South Petherton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 82% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 85% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 88% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South Petherton Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Petherton Junior School compares
South Petherton Junior School ranked 61st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.1% | 18.8% | 156 | — |
| South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School | — | 4.4% | 13.4% | 102 | 0.3 miles |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church School | 57% | 4.8% | 12.5% | 63 | 2.1 miles |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church School | 43% | 5.3% | 20.8% | 23 | 2.1 miles |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 16.1% | 119 | 2.3 miles |
| Martock Church School | — | — | — | 169 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.84%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 10.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School0.3 miles
Primary · South Petherton
-
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School2.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
-
Shepton Beauchamp Church School2.1 miles
Primary · Ilminster
-
Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Martock
-
Martock Church School2.3 miles
Primary · Martock
Other schools in South Petherton
Common questions
- What year groups does South Petherton Junior School teach?
- South Petherton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in South Petherton.
- Who is the headteacher of South Petherton Junior School?
- The headteacher of South Petherton Junior School is Mrs Shan Weston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Petherton Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Petherton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is South Petherton Junior School?
- South Petherton Junior School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is South Petherton Junior School full?
- South Petherton Junior School has capacity for 148 pupils and 156 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South Petherton Junior School a faith school?
- No. South Petherton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Petherton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Petherton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have South Petherton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Petherton Junior School rank locally?
- South Petherton Junior School ranked 61st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Petherton Junior School's absence rate?
- South Petherton Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Petherton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Petherton Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.