Neroche Primary School
Broadway, Ilminster, TA19 9RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Bendall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Blackdown Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 148315
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0146052664
About this school
Neroche Primary School is a primary academy in Ilminster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Neroche Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 31 | 32 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 75% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Neroche 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 | 81% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Neroche Primary School compares
Neroche Primary School ranked 20th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5% | 6.2% | 233 | — |
| Ashill Community Primary School | 67% | 8% | 11.1% | 34 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's & St Peter's Church School | — | 10.9% | 63.9% | 29 | 2.0 miles |
| Herne View Church of England Primary | 45% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 401 | 2.2 miles |
| Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 117 | 3.0 miles |
| Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 37.5% | 33 | 3.3 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)
- 6.15%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 10.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashill Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ilminster
-
St Mary's & St Peter's Church School2.0 miles
Primary · Ilminster
-
Herne View Church of England Primary2.2 miles
Primary · Ilminster
-
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Chard
-
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Ilminster
- Ashill Community Primary School Primary
- Herne View Church of England Primary Primary
- Shepton Beauchamp Church School Primary
- St Mary's & St Peter's Church School Primary
- Dillington House Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Neroche Primary School teach?
- Neroche Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Neroche Primary School?
- The headteacher of Neroche Primary School is Miss Rebecca Bendall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Neroche Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Neroche 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 many pupils are at Neroche Primary School?
- Neroche Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Neroche Primary School full?
- Neroche Primary School has capacity for 259 pupils and 233 on roll (90%), 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 Neroche Primary School a faith school?
- No. Neroche Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Neroche Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Neroche Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Neroche Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Neroche Primary School is part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Neroche Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Neroche Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Neroche Primary School ranked 20th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Neroche Primary School's absence rate?
- Neroche Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Neroche Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Neroche 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.