Primary school in Yeovil, Somerset
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
St. Michaels Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4LD
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 156
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 87% full — 156 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 71 / 85
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 23%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 24%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Somerset 015D, 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
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 28%
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 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- PPAT EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Tracy Manning
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Yeovil East
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- URN
- 150875
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael's AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 75% | 0.1 mi |
| Reckleford Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.3 mi |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 73% | 0.5 mi |
| Birchfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 59% | 0.6 mi |
| Milford Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| Milford Infants' SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Huish Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 67% | 0.9 mi |
| Primrose Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 69% | 1 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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