Milford Junior School
Glenthorne Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- YEOVIL AREA COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Laverty
- Sponsor
- Yeovil Area Community Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 147420
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935474477
About this school
Milford Junior School is a primary academy in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 343 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Milford Junior 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 103 | 102 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 42% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 59% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 59% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 59% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Milford 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 | 51% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 392 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milford Junior School compares
Milford Junior School ranked 109th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% 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 | 53% | 5.5% | 33.6% | 343 | — |
| Milford Infants' School | — | 7.1% | 22.1% | 228 | 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 |
| Birchfield Community Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 28.1% | 409 | 0.7 miles |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 156 | 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)
- 33.6%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.14%
Location
Nearby schools
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Milford Infants' 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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Birchfield Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
Milford Junior School ranks 16th 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
- North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Milford Junior School teach?
- Milford Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Milford Junior School?
- The headteacher of Milford Junior School is Mrs Claire Laverty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Milford Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milford 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 many pupils are at Milford Junior School?
- Milford Junior School has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Milford Junior School full?
- Milford Junior School has capacity for 420 pupils and 343 on roll (82%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Milford Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Milford Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Milford Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Milford Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Milford Junior 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 Milford Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Milford Junior School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Milford Junior School ranked 109th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% 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 Milford Junior School's absence rate?
- Milford Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milford Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milford 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 10 July 2026.