Primary school

Milborne Port Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • DT9 5EP
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,484 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 40%40% · 2016/172017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM56% · South West 62%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · South West 6%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · South West 104Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 23 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 67% · 21 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 62% · 21 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 52% · 23 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 62% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 67% · 24 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 56% · 18 pupils · South West 62%67%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 24% · 21 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 10% · 21 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 23 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 15% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 4% · 24 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 11% · 18 pupils · South West 6%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 23 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 21 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 21 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 23 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 24 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 23 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 21 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 21 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 23 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 24 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 104106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 96.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd81
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026169
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.2%
First language not English6.7%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils13.6%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

93.9% full · 180 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher31.4
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 5.8

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 15.2 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 6 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£38,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE (20 academies) · trust reserve £1,991,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it