Fairlands Middle School

State-Funded School

fairlands-middle-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Wells and Mendip HillsConstituency

BS27 3PGPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Fairlands Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 405 pupils. Fairlands Middle School is part of Wessex Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 51%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

405

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 405
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Wessex Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Oct 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
6 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.