Huish Primary School
Carisbrooke Gardens, Yeovil, BA20 1AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cara Carlock
- Sponsor
- Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 140455
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935474984
About this school
Huish Primary School is a primary academy in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 70% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 82% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Huish 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 | 60% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huish Primary School compares
Huish Primary School ranked 52nd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 420 | — |
| Oaklands Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 40.3% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | — | 13.9% | 21.7% | 128 | 0.6 miles |
| Milford Infants' School | — | 7.1% | 22.1% | 228 | 0.7 miles |
| Milford Junior School | 53% | 5.5% | 33.6% | 343 | 0.8 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)
- 17.58%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 7.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oaklands Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St Gildas Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Reckleford Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Milford Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Milford Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
Huish Primary School ranks 9th of the 17 ranked primary 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
- 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 Huish Primary School teach?
- Huish Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Huish Primary School?
- The headteacher of Huish Primary School is Mrs Cara Carlock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Huish Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Huish 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 Huish Primary School?
- Huish Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Huish Primary School full?
- Huish Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), 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 Huish Primary School a faith school?
- No. Huish Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Huish Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Huish Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Huish Primary School?
- Huish Primary School is part of YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Huish Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Huish Primary School rank locally?
- Huish Primary School ranked 52nd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Huish Primary School's absence rate?
- Huish Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Huish Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huish 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 1 July 2026.