North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, BA22 7DEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Yeovil for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. It ranks 3rd of 17 primary schools in Yeovil. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 September 2023, report published 9 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 September 2023
Pupils at North Cadbury have a warm relationship with staff. As a small school, staff know pupils and their families well. Pupils are confident in the care staff give them. They feel happy and secure and mix readily with each other. Children in pre-school eat lunch with key stage 1 pupils. They join the older pupils for school celebrations and assemblies. Older pupils look after younger pupils. They adapt their playground games so younger pupils can join in. Staff have high expectations for pupils. Pupils enjoy their lessons and achieve well. They perform highly in published outcomes. Pupils are polite and kind. They are proud of their school values, which encompass 'respect and dignity'. Pupils are caring towards one another. Incidents of bullying are rare and unkindness is promptly dealt with. The school plans an extensive range of trips, experiences and clubs for pupils. These are well-attended. Trips support the curriculum, as well as taking pupils to places of cultural interest. For example, older pupils visit the capital cities of London and Cardiff. Clubs change termly to offer a wide range of interests. Pupils try many different sports, for example, soft archery. In music lessons, all pupils learn musical instruments, such as the flute.
What the school should improve
- A minority of pupils do not attend well. The school has not previously acted as thoroughly as it could to address the low attendance of a small number of pupils. The systems for following up attendance issues have been recently revised and communicated with staff and parents. The trust and the school need to ensure those systems are now embedded.
- Although monitoring and assurance processes are in place, the school has not considered some of the finer detail from this. As a result, in some aspects of school development, the school has not used this information to plan next steps. The trust and the school need to make sure they evaluate the information they have, so they can be precise in planning actions.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
100 pupils on roll, with places for 120
Schools near North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Cary Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 68% met the expected standard |
| Countess Gytha Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 86% met the expected standard |
| Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Lovington Church of England Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | Not published |
| Horsington Church School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- PPAT EDUCATION
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Truett
- Phone
- 01963440420
- Address
- Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, BA22 7DE
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 147019
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.