South West
Primary schools in Somerset
296 schools, 77,524 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 33.2.
Ofsted across Somerset
Good130
Requires improvement22
Outstanding5
Inadequate3
No overall grade136
160 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 136 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Somerset
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Requires improvement 2022 | 100% |
| Preston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Outstanding 2023 | 93% |
| Huish Episcopi Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Langport | No grade | 93% |
| Kingfisher Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Yeovil | No grade | 91% |
| North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 90% |
| Stogumber CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No grade | 86% |
| Countess Gytha Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 86% |
| Hambridge Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Langport | Good 2023 | 83% |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2022 | 82% |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Highbridge | Good 2023 | 82% |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Street | Good 2023 | 81% |
| Ash Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Martock | Good 2024 | 81% |
| Ditcheat Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shepton Mallet | No grade | 80% |
| Puriton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 79% |
| Northgate Primary SchoolFree schools | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | 79% |
| North Curry CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | No grade | 79% |
| Stawley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wellington | No grade | 78% |
| Meare Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Glastonbury | Good 2024 | 77% |
| High Ham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Langport | Good 2022 | 77% |
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2024 | 76% |
| Neroche Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ilminster | No grade | 76% |
| Bishops Hull Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 76% |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Radstock | No grade | 75% |
| Crowcombe CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | No grade | 75% |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2023 | 75% |
| St. Michael's AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | No grade | 75% |
| Manor Court Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chard | No grade | 75% |
| All Saints Church SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | No grade | 75% |
| Somerset Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | 73% |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | No grade | 73% |
| Kingsmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 72% |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bridgwater | No grade | 72% |
| St Vigor & St John Church SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Good 2022 | 72% |
| Keinton Mandeville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Somerton | Good 2022 | 71% |
| Upton Noble CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Shepton Mallet | No grade | 71% |
| Cannington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bridgwater | No grade | 71% |
| Bruton Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bruton | Good 2022 | 71% |
| Cheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Good 2024 | 71% |
| Blackbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Chard | Requires improvement 2021 | 71% |
| North Petherton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | No grade | 69% |
| Primrose Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Yeovil | No grade | 69% |
| Enmore Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Outstanding 2022 | 68% |
| Castle Cary Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Castle Cary | Requires improvement 2021 | 68% |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary SchoolCommunity school | Martock | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Eastover Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Langport | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Chard | Good 2022 | 67% |
| Long Sutton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Langport | Good 2024 | 67% |
| The Redstart Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chard | No grade | 67% |
| Huish Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Outstanding 2023 | 67% |
| Ashill Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ilminster | Good 2024 | 67% |
| Minerva Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Requires improvement 2022 | 67% |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No grade | 66% |
| Willowdown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | No grade | 66% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Burnham-on-Sea | No grade | 66% |
| South Petherton Junior SchoolCommunity school | South Petherton | No grade | 65% |
| St Margaret's School, TintinhullVoluntary aided school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 65% |
| Holy Trinity Church SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | No grade | 65% |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | No grade | 65% |
| North Newton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 64% |
| St Aldhelms Church SchoolAcademy converter | Shepton Mallet | Requires improvement 2021 | 64% |
| Abbas and Templecombe Church SchoolAcademy converter | Templecombe | No grade | 64% |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crewkerne | No grade | 64% |
| Churchstanton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | Good 2024 | 63% |
| East Coker Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 63% |
| St George's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2023 | 63% |
| Staplegrove Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2022 | 63% |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Glastonbury | No grade | 62% |
| Ruishton Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 62% |
| Oaklands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2024 | 61% |
| Tatworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chard | Good 2022 | 61% |
| Catcott Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | 60% |
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Wiveliscombe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Hinton St George Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Hinton St George | Good 2024 | 60% |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wellington | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Radstock | Good 2023 | 60% |
| West Buckland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wellington | Good 2022 | 60% |
| West Monkton Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 60% |
| Birchfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2024 | 59% |
| Chilthorne Domer Church SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Yeovil | Good 2022 | 59% |
| Dulverton Junior SchoolCommunity school | Dulverton | No grade | 59% |
| Wellesley Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wellington | No grade | 59% |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism CentreAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No grade | 59% |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic PrimaryAcademy converter | Wincanton | No grade | 59% |
| Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Somerton | Good 2023 | 58% |
| North Town AcademyAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 58% |
| Avanti Park SchoolFree schools | Frome | Good 2024 | 57% |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wellington | No grade | 57% |
| Beech Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wellington | Good 2022 | 57% |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Glastonbury | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Horrington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Requires improvement 2024 | 57% |
| Pawlett Primary School AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Lyngford Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church SchoolAcademy converter | Stoke-Sub-Hamdon | Requires improvement 2022 | 57% |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeAcademy converter | Templecombe | No grade | 57% |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Shepton Mallet | Good 2023 | 56% |
| St John and St Francis Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | 56% |
| Wincanton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wincanton | No grade | 55% |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BridgwaterAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No grade | 54% |
| Berrow Primary Church AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Burnham-on-Sea | No grade | 54% |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Woolavington Village Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | 53% |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Oakhill Church SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | No grade | 53% |
| Nerrols Primary School and NurseryFree schools | Taunton | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Milford Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2024 | 53% |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wellington | Good 2023 | 52% |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Good 2023 | 52% |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, FromeAcademy converter | Frome | No grade | 52% |
| Coxley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wells | No grade | 50% |
| Ashcott Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | No grade | 50% |
| Westonzoyland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | No grade | 50% |
| Horsington Church SchoolAcademy converter | Templecombe | No grade | 50% |
| Castle Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stoke-Sub-Hamdon | Good 2023 | 50% |
| Hemington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Good 2024 | 50% |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crewkerne | Requires improvement 2023 | 50% |
| St James Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | No grade | 49% |
| Hamp AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | 49% |
| Brookside Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Street | Good 2023 | 48% |
| St Andrew's Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | No grade | 47% |
| Avishayes Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chard | No grade | 46% |
| Herne View Church of England PrimaryVoluntary controlled school | Ilminster | Good 2022 | 45% |
| Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No grade | 45% |
| West Huntspill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Highbridge | Good 2023 | 45% |
| Wellsprings Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No grade | 44% |
| Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No grade | 44% |
| Wembdon St George's Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | No grade | 44% |
| Otterhampton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | 44% |
| Priorswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Good 2022 | 44% |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ilminster | No grade | 43% |
| Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crewkerne | No grade | 43% |
| Bishops Lydeard Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Good 2022 | 42% |
| Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC PrimaryVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No grade | 40% |
| Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | No grade | 40% |
| Holway Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No grade | 39% |
| Wookey Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wells | No grade | 38% |
| Creech St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No grade | 36% |
| Spaxton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No grade | 36% |
| Stogursey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No grade | 36% |
| Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Radstock | Requires improvement 2023 | 33% |
| King Ina Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Somerton | Requires improvement 2024 | 32% |
| Merriott Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Merriott | Good 2023 | 30% |
| Churchfield Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Highbridge | No grade | 29% |
| East Huntspill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Highbridge | No grade | 29% |
| Langford Budville Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wellington | Good 2024 | 13% |
| Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | Requires improvement 2023 | 9% |
| Dunster First SchoolCommunity school | Minehead | Good 2024 | — |
| Vallis First SchoolCommunity school | Frome | No grade | — |
| Priddy Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wells | Good 2024 | — |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryCommunity school | Shepton Mallet | Good 2024 | — |
| Hindhayes Infant SchoolCommunity school | Street | No grade | — |
| Bowlish Infant SchoolCommunity school | Shepton Mallet | Good 2022 | — |
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | — |
| Milford Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | No grade | — |
| Reckleford Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — |
| Berkley Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Frome | No grade | — |
| Curry Mallet Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No grade | — |
| All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Dulverton | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Exford Church of England First SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Minehead | Good 2023 | — |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Glastonbury | No grade | — |
| St Lawrence's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wells | Good 2023 | — |
| West Coker CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Yeovil | Good 2024 | — |
| Rode Methodist VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Frome | Good 2023 | — |
| Cutcombe Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Minehead | No grade | — |
| Norton St Philip Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bath | Good 2022 | — |
| St Dubricius Church of England VA SchoolVoluntary aided school | Minehead | Good 2023 | — |
| Timberscombe Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Minehead | Good 2023 | — |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, FromeVoluntary aided school | Frome | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre SchoolVoluntary aided school | South Petherton | No grade | — |
| Knights Templar Community Church School & NurseryVoluntary aided school | Watchet | No grade | — |
| Weare Academy First SchoolAcademy converter | Axbridge | Good 2022 | — |
| Wedmore First School AcademyAcademy converter | Wedmore | No grade | — |
| Maiden Beech AcademyAcademy converter | Crewkerne | No grade | — |
| Axbridge Church of England First School AcademyAcademy converter | Axbridge | Good 2022 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — |
| Hayesdown First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Frome | Good 2024 | — |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Washford | Good 2023 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2024 | — |
| Middlezoy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — |
| Nunney First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Frome | No grade | — |
| Minehead First SchoolAcademy converter | Minehead | Good 2024 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Minehead | No grade | — |
| Lympsham Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Weston-Super-Mare | No grade | — |
| East Brent Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Highbridge | No grade | — |
| Mark First and Pre-School CE AcademyAcademy converter | Highbridge | No grade | — |
| Leigh On Mendip SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Good 2023 | — |
| Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2023 | — |
| Winsham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Near Chard | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's & St Peter's Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ilminster | No grade | — |
| Cheddar First SchoolAcademy converter | Cheddar | No grade | — |
| Shipham Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Winscombe | No grade | — |
| Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Draycott | Good 2023 | — |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary SchoolFree schools | Wellington | Good 2023 | — |
| Othery Village SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — |
| Christ Church First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Frome | No grade | — |
| Orchard Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | Taunton | No grade | — |
| West Chinnock Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Crewkerne | Inadequate 2022 | — |
| Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| Croscombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wells | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Burnham-on-Sea | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| St Andrew's Church Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Burnham-on-Sea | Good 2022 | — |
| Elmhurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Street | Good 2023 | — |
| Evercreech Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Shepton Mallet | Good 2021 | — |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2023 | — |
| Milborne Port Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sherborne | Good 2024 | — |
| Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Glastonbury | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Beckington Church First SchoolAcademy converter | Frome | No grade | — |
| Mells Church First SchoolAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2021 | — |
| Kilmersdon Church SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Stoberry Park SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2024 | — |
| Lovington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Castle Cary | Inadequate 2023 | — |
| Ilchester Community SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2022 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — |
| Martock Church SchoolAcademy converter | Martock | No grade | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Butleigh Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Glastonbury | Good 2023 | — |