St Gildas Catholic Primary School
Mary Street, Yeovil, BA21 4EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andie Bartley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Sponsor
- The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 148952
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935423630
About this school
St Gildas Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Gildas Catholic 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 44% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 50% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 St Gildas Catholic 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 | 53% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gildas Catholic Primary School compares
St Gildas Catholic Primary School ranked 29th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 208 | — |
| Reckleford Infant School and Nursery | — | 13.9% | 21.7% | 128 | 0.2 miles |
| St. Michael's Academy | 75% | 5.2% | 38.5% | 264 | 0.4 miles |
| Huish Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| Milford Infants' School | — | 7.1% | 22.1% | 228 | 0.6 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)
- 6.85%
- English as an additional language
- 80.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Reckleford Infant School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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St. Michael's Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Huish Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Yeovil
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Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Milford Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Yeovil
Other schools in Yeovil
St Gildas Catholic Primary School ranks 7th 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 ages does St Gildas Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gildas Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Gildas Catholic Primary School is Mrs Andie Bartley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Gildas Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gildas Catholic 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 St Gildas Catholic Primary School?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Gildas Catholic Primary School full?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School has capacity for 226 pupils and 208 on roll (92%), 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 St Gildas Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Gildas Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Gildas Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Gildas Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Gildas Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Gildas Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Gildas Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School ranked 29th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Gildas Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Gildas Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gildas Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gildas Catholic 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 3 July 2026.