Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
Academy converter primary school in Yeovil (Somerset).
Ofsted
Requires improvement
last graded, 2022, previous school
Early years (EYFS)
Requires improvement
Ofsted, Nov 2022
Attendance rate
93.8%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.1
▲ 2.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.5%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
10.3%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
87%
156 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy is a primary school located in Yeovil, Somerset. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 7 and currently has 155 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 180. It is part of the PRESTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Tracy Manning.
Key facts
- URN
- 150875
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Crabtree | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Shaun France | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Hannah Crawley | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Margaret Gulliver | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tracy Manning | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Debbie Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ros Fanshawe | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 |
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