South West
Special 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.
Special schools in Somerset
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 DimensionsOther independent special school | Chard | No grade | — |
| Abbot's Way SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Avalon SchoolCommunity special school | Street | Good 2023 | — |
| Cambian Somerset SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No grade | — |
| Chilton Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Compton Dundon SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Dovecote SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Fairmead SchoolCommunity special school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — |
| Fiveways Special SchoolCommunity special school | Yeovil | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Fromefield Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No grade | — |
| Inaura SchoolOther independent special school | Bridgwater | No grade | — |
| Marchant Holliday SchoolOther independent special school | Templecombe | No grade | — |
| Newbury Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No grade | — |
| North Hill HouseOther independent special school | Frome | No grade | — |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No grade | — |
| Petherton Park SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Polden Bower SchoolFoundation special school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — |
| Sedgemoor Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Highbridge | No grade | — |
| Silver Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| Somerset Progressive SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No grade | — |
| The Levels SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No grade | — |
| The Orchard SchoolOther independent special school | Potters Bar | No grade | — |
| Wessex Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No grade | — |