Preston CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Preston CofE Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Yeovil, Somerset , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 419 pupils, and a capacity of 420 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
419
Pupils
420
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2023
Preston CofE Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Preston CofE Primary School?
The catchment area for Preston CofE Primary School is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Preston CofE Primary School is managed by Somerset and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Somerset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Somerset catchment area documents →Preston CofE Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
Preston CofE Primary School has a published admission number of 420 places. 419 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 420 places. Somerset allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Yeovil.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Somerset publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Somerset Council school admissions (official) →
Preston CofE Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- The Toose, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, BA21 3SN
- Local authority
- Somerset
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 140305
Other Primary Schools in Yeovil
If Preston CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Yeovil are the next closest alternatives.
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · BA22 9TH
East Coker Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · BA22 9HY
Milford Infants' School Catchment Area
Community school · BA21 4PG
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery Catchment Area
Community school · BA21 4ET
Birchfield Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · BA21 5RL
Chilthorne Domer Church School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · BA22 8RD
Other Church of England Schools in Somerset
Preston CofE Primary School shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Somerset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Berkley Church of England First School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Frome
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Somerton
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Radstock
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Taunton
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Preston CofE Primary School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Preston CofE Primary School
What is the catchment area for Preston CofE Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for Preston CofE Primary School is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Preston CofE Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
Preston CofE Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 420 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Preston CofE Primary School? ▾
Preston CofE Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Somerset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Preston CofE Primary School cover? ▾
Preston CofE Primary School is a primary school in Yeovil, Somerset, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Preston CofE Primary School? ▾
Preston CofE Primary School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.