Birchfield Community Primary School
Birchfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 5RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judy Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 123730
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935427609
About this school
Birchfield Community Primary School is a community primary school in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 409 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 69% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Birchfield Community Primary 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 | 59% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchfield Community Primary School compares
Birchfield Community Primary School ranked 85th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.4% | 28.1% | 409 | — |
| Primrose Lane Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 252 | 0.5 miles |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Michael's Academy | 75% | 5.2% | 38.5% | 264 | 0.6 miles |
| Milford Junior School | 53% | 5.5% | 33.6% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Milford Infants' School | — | 7.1% | 22.1% | 228 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.06%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 13.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Primrose Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
St. Michael's Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Milford Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Milford Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
Birchfield Community Primary School ranks 14th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Yeovil.
- All Saints Church School Primary
- Barwick and Stoford 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 Infants' School Primary
- Milford Junior School Primary
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birchfield Community Primary School teach?
- Birchfield Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchfield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birchfield Community Primary School is Mrs Judy Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birchfield Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchfield Community Primary 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 Birchfield Community Primary School?
- Birchfield Community Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Birchfield Community Primary School full?
- Birchfield Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birchfield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birchfield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchfield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birchfield Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Birchfield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchfield Community Primary School rank locally?
- Birchfield Community Primary School ranked 85th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchfield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Birchfield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchfield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchfield Community Primary 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.