Primary school in Yeovil, Somerset
Ilchester Community School
Somerton Road, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8JL
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 3 March 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- Places
- 359
- How full
- 90% full — 322 of 359 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 151 / 171
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Somerset 006D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 72%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 29%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PPAT EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Michelle Mordue
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Martock
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- URN
- 151508
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 58% | 2.8 mi |
| Chilthorne Domer Church SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 59% | 3 mi |
| St Margaret's School, TintinhullVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 65% | 3.1 mi |
| Long Sutton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 67% | 3.4 mi |
| Ash Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 81% | 3.6 mi |
| King Ina Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 32% | 4.1 mi |
| Keinton Mandeville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 71% | 4.5 mi |
| Preston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 93% | 4.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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