Huish Primary School is a primary school located in Yeovil. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/01/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Carisbrooke Gardens, Yeovil, BA20 1AY
Website: www.huish.somerset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01935474984
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cara Carlock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140455

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 423
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Huish Primary School
Carisbrooke Gardens , BA20 1AY
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oaklands Primary School
Preston Grove , BA20 2DU
3out of 4 566 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Gildas Catholic Primary School
Mary Street , BA21 4EG
3out of 4 733 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery
Eastland Road , BA21 4ET
3out of 4 1,122 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Milford Infants' School
Glenthorne Avenue , BA21 4PG
3out of 4 1,301 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Academy
Stiby Road , BA21 3EP
3out of 4 1,215 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston School Academy
Monks Dale , BA21 3JD
2out of 4 1,343 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH
- not rated 2,024 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yeovil College
Mudford Road , BA21 4DR
- not rated 579 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street , BA21 4EN
3out of 4 966 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road , BA21 5AZ
4out of 4 2,034 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Fairmead School
Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ
3out of 4 2,196 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.