Buckler's Mead School

State-Funded School

bucklers-mead-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

YeovilConstituency

BA21 4NHPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Buckler's Mead School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 812 pupils. Buckler's Mead School is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42%
EBacc average point score: 4.08

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

812

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 812
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jan 2020	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.