Critchill Special School

State-Funded School

critchill-special-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Frome and East SomersetConstituency

BA11 4LBPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Critchill Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 96 pupils. Critchill Special School is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

No key stage 2 or 4 results are published for this school.

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Pupils

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 96
IDACI quintile: 2 (More 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
1 Dec 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
24 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.