South West
Secondary schools in Somerset
35 secondary schools in Somerset.
Ofsted among secondary schools in Somerset
Good17
Requires improvement2
Outstanding1
Inadequate1
No overall grade14
21 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 14 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 21
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 14
- Average days since inspection
- 915
- Framework mix
- 21 historic, 14 current, 0 none
Secondary schools in Somerset
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound, so a noisy positive is not ranked as a win. A Progress 8 interval that spans zero is not treated as above average — +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise.
35 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Outstanding 2023 | 53.4 | 0.600.42 to 0.79 | |
| The Kings of Wessex AcademyAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | 48.7 | 0.340.16 to 0.52 | |
| Sexey's SchoolAcademy converter | Bruton | Good 2023 | 51.5 | 0.330.04 to 0.62 | |
| Preston School AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 45.9 | 0.230.03 to 0.44 | |
| Haygrove SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | 48.8 | 0.210.02 to 0.41 | |
| The Blue SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | 49.7 | 0.190.01 to 0.38 | |
| Bishop Fox's SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | 46.9 | 0.17-0.04 to 0.37 · not a win | |
| Brymore AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | 44 | 0.33-0.05 to 0.70 · not a win | |
| St Dunstan's SchoolAcademy converter | Glastonbury | Good 2024 | 45.7 | 0.08-0.23 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| WhitstoneAcademy converter | Shepton Mallet | Good 2022 | 40.5 | 0.06-0.24 to 0.36 · not a win | |
| Huish Episcopi AcademyAcademy converter | LANGPORT | Report card 2026 | 50.6 | -0.13-0.31 to 0.05 · not a win | |
| Chilton Trinity SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No overall grade | 42 | -0.12-0.34 to 0.09 · not a win | |
| Holyrood AcademyAcademy converter | Chard | Good 2023 | 42.4 | -0.16-0.35 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Stanchester AcademyAcademy converter | Stoke-sub-Hamdon | No overall grade | 43.7 | -0.17-0.40 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Crispin School AcademyAcademy converter | Street | Good 2023 | 42.7 | -0.22-0.41 to -0.03 | |
| Court Fields SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wellington | Good 2023 | 42.8 | -0.26-0.50 to -0.02 | |
| Wadham SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Crewkerne | No overall grade | 42.3 | -0.27-0.50 to -0.04 | |
| King Arthur's SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wincanton | No overall grade | 40.6 | -0.21-0.53 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Kingsmead AcademyAcademy converter | Taunton | No overall grade | 43.8 | -0.32-0.53 to -0.11 | |
| Buckler's Mead SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2024 | 44.5 | -0.36-0.60 to -0.12 | |
| Ansford AcademyAcademy converter | Castle Cary | Report card 2026 | 43.7 | -0.42-0.69 to -0.16 | |
| West Somerset CollegeAcademy converter | Minehead | Report card 2026 | 41.2 | -0.50-0.70 to -0.29 | |
| The King Alfred School an AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Highbridge | Good 2022 | 40.5 | -0.53-0.71 to -0.34 | |
| Robert Blake SchoolFoundation school | Bridgwater | Requires improvement 2023 | 42.9 | -0.53-0.74 to -0.33 | |
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 44.5 | -0.54-0.74 to -0.34 | |
| Bridgwater College AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | 31.9 | -0.80-1.02 to -0.58 | |
| Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Fairlands Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Frome Community CollegeAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2023 | 42.7 | — | |
| Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wedmore | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Minehead Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Minehead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Monkton Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Inadequate 2023 | 41.4 | — | |
| Oakfield AcademyAcademy converter | Frome | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Pyrland SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Selwood AcademyAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2022 | — | — |