Primrose Lane Primary School
Cunningham Road, Yeovil, BA21 5FH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Annie Sherrard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 142327
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935475693
About this school
Primrose Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 252 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Primrose Lane 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 | 56% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Primrose Lane Primary School compares
Primrose Lane Primary School ranked 43rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 252 | — |
| Birchfield Community Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 28.1% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 156 | 1.0 miles |
| St. Michael's Academy | 75% | 5.2% | 38.5% | 264 | 1.1 miles |
| Trent Young's CofE Primary School | 95% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 143 | 1.1 miles |
| Milford Junior School | 53% | 5.5% | 33.6% | 343 | 1.2 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)
- 12.32%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Birchfield Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St. Michael's Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Trent Young's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sherborne
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Milford Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
Primrose Lane Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Huish Primary School Primary
- Ilchester Community School Primary
- Kingfisher Primary School Primary
- Milford Infants' School Primary
- Milford Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Primrose Lane Primary School teach?
- Primrose Lane Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Primrose Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Primrose Lane Primary School is Mrs Annie Sherrard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Primrose Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Primrose Lane 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 Primrose Lane Primary School?
- Primrose Lane Primary School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Primrose Lane Primary School full?
- Primrose Lane Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 252 on roll (120%), 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 Primrose Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Primrose Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Primrose Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Primrose Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Primrose Lane Primary School?
- Primrose Lane 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 Primrose Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Primrose Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Primrose Lane Primary School ranked 43rd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Primrose Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Primrose Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Primrose Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Primrose Lane 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 2 July 2026.