Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
You apply for a Year 3 place, at a junior school or a primary school with room, through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 12 November 2024
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
100%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
25 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 26% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
100% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
100% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
50% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
100% agreeSouth Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Outstanding, on 3 December 2013. Ofsted inspected it again on 12 November 2024 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.
No. Distance only counts when South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.