Neroche Primary School
Broadway, Ilminster, TA19 9RG
233 pupils · 90% of 259 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 11 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 28% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 36 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 34 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 28 | 55 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 26 | 44 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 42 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 39 | 66 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashill Community Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's & St Peter's Church School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Herne View Church of England Primary 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School 5.4 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School 5.9 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.