Milford Infants' School
Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Wendy Chant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 123724
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935475426
About this school
Milford Infants' School is a community primary school in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Milford Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
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- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Early years
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- Safeguarding
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Trends over time
How Milford Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milford Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.1% | 22.1% | 228 | — |
| Milford Junior School | 53% | 5.5% | 33.6% | 343 | 0.0 miles |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Michael's Academy | 75% | 5.2% | 38.5% | 264 | 0.6 miles |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Birchfield Community Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 28.1% | 409 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.13%
- English as an additional language
- 19.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.11%
- Persistent absence
- 19.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Milford Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St Gildas Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St. Michael's Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Birchfield Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
- All Saints Church School Primary
- Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Primary
- Birchfield Community Primary School Primary
- Chilthorne Domer Church School Primary
- Countess Gytha Primary School Primary
- East Coker Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church School Primary
- Huish Primary School Primary
- Ilchester Community School Primary
- Kingfisher Primary School Primary
- Milford Junior School Primary
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Milford Infants' School teach?
- Milford Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Milford Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Milford Infants' School is Miss Wendy Chant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Milford Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milford Infants' 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 many pupils are at Milford Infants' School?
- Milford Infants' School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Milford Infants' School full?
- Milford Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 228 on roll (84%), so it has space against 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 Milford Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Milford Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Milford Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Milford Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What is Milford Infants' School's absence rate?
- Milford Infants' School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Milford Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Milford Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.