South West
Schools in Somerset
296 schools, 77,524 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 33.2.
Ofsted across Somerset
Good128
Requires improvement22
Outstanding5
Inadequate3
No overall grade138
158 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 138 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
- 158
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 97
- Average days since inspection
- 950
- Framework mix
- 158 historic, 97 current, 41 none
All 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.
Schools 151–296 of 296
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minehead Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Minehead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Minerva Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Monkton Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Inadequate 2023 | 41.4 | — | |
| Neroche Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ilminster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Nerrols Primary School and NurseryFree schools | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Newbury Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| North Curry CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| North Hill HouseOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| North Newton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| North Petherton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| North Town AcademyAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Northgate Primary SchoolFree schools | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Norton St Philip Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bath | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church SchoolAcademy converter | Stoke-Sub-Hamdon | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Nunney First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC PrimaryVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oakfield AcademyAcademy converter | Frome | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Oakhill Church SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Oaklands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Washford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Orchard Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | Taunton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Othery Village SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Otterhampton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic PrimaryAcademy converter | Wincanton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Pawlett Primary School AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Perrott Hill School LimitedOther independent school | Crewkerne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Petherton Park SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Polden Bower SchoolFoundation special school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Preston CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Preston School AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 45.9 | 0.230.03 to 0.44 | |
| Priddy Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wells | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Primrose Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Yeovil | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Priorswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Puriton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Pyrland SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Queen's CollegeOther independent school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Reckleford Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Richard Huish CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Robert Blake SchoolFoundation school | Bridgwater | Requires improvement 2023 | 42.9 | -0.53-0.74 to -0.33 | |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wellington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Rode Methodist VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Frome | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ruishton Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wellington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sedgemoor Manor SchoolOther independent special school | Highbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Selwood AcademyAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Sexey's SchoolAcademy converter | Bruton | Good 2023 | 51.5 | 0.330.04 to 0.62 | |
| Shepton Beauchamp Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ilminster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryCommunity school | Shepton Mallet | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Shipham Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Winscombe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Silver Bridge SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Somerset Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Somerset Progressive SchoolOther independent special school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre SchoolVoluntary aided school | South Petherton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| South Petherton Junior SchoolCommunity school | South Petherton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Spaxton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Springmead Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Aldhelms Church SchoolAcademy converter | Shepton Mallet | Requires improvement 2021 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Burnham-on-Sea | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crewkerne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Glastonbury | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Dubricius Church of England VA SchoolVoluntary aided school | Minehead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Dunstan's SchoolAcademy converter | Glastonbury | Good 2024 | 45.7 | 0.08-0.23 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| St George's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Yeovil | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St James Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St John and St Francis Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wellington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, FromeVoluntary aided school | Frome | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Glastonbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BridgwaterAcademy converter | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Burnham-on-Sea | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Lawrence's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, FromeAcademy converter | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Margaret's School, TintinhullVoluntary aided school | Yeovil | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Mary's & St Peter's Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Ilminster | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Michael's Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Minehead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School, HenstridgeAcademy converter | Templecombe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Shepton Mallet | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Vigor & St John Church SchoolAcademy converter | Radstock | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St. Michael's AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stanchester AcademyAcademy converter | Stoke-sub-Hamdon | No overall grade | 43.7 | -0.17-0.40 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Staplegrove Church SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stawley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wellington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stoberry Park SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Stogumber CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stogursey Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Taunton | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Radstock | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Tatworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chard | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Taunton Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Taunton SchoolOther independent school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Blue SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | 49.7 | 0.190.01 to 0.38 | |
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Outstanding 2023 | 53.4 | 0.600.42 to 0.79 | |
| The King Alfred School an AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Highbridge | Good 2022 | 40.5 | -0.53-0.71 to -0.34 | |
| The Kings of Wessex AcademyAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | 48.7 | 0.340.16 to 0.52 | |
| The Levels SchoolOther independent special school | Somerset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Orchard SchoolOther independent special school | Potters Bar | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Redstart Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chard | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Timberscombe Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | Minehead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Frome | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Taunton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| University Centre Somerset College GroupFurther education | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Upton Noble CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Shepton Mallet | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Vallis First SchoolCommunity school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wadham SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Crewkerne | No overall grade | 42.3 | -0.27-0.50 to -0.04 | |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Weare Academy First SchoolAcademy converter | Axbridge | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wedmore First School AcademyAcademy converter | Wedmore | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wellesley Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wellington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Wellington SchoolOther independent school | Wellington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wells Cathedral SchoolOther independent school | Wells | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wellsprings Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wembdon St George's Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Wessex Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Frome | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Buckland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wellington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| West Chinnock Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Crewkerne | Inadequate 2022 | — | — | |
| West Coker CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Yeovil | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| West Huntspill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Highbridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| West Monkton Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Glastonbury | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Somerset CollegeAcademy converter | Minehead | Report card 2026 | 41.2 | -0.50-0.70 to -0.29 | |
| Westfield AcademyAcademy converter | Yeovil | Good 2023 | 44.5 | -0.54-0.74 to -0.34 | |
| Westonzoyland Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bridgwater | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism CentreAcademy converter | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| WhitstoneAcademy converter | Shepton Mallet | Good 2022 | 40.5 | 0.06-0.24 to 0.36 · not a win | |
| Willowdown Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Wincanton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wincanton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Winsham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Near Chard | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wiveliscombe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Taunton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wookey Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wells | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woolavington Village Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Bridgwater | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Yeovil CollegeFurther education | Yeovil | No overall grade | — | — |