Schools in Somerset
301 schools in the Somerset local authority.
Schools
301
Open schools
Pupils
78,236
2025–26 census
Good or better
82%
190 of 232 graded
Academic Performance
4.3
out of 10 · 262 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 10 4%
- Good
- 180 78%
- Requires improvement
- 34 15%
- Inadequate
- 8 3%
22 inspected since 2024, no overall grade24 superseded by a report card47 not judged9 in a category of concern4 safeguarding not effective
4.3
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 262 of 301 schools that can be scored
Pupils
78,236
pupils on roll
Boys 52%48% Girls
Roll from 300 of 301 schools (78,236 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
88%Asian
3%Black
2%Mixed
3%Chinese
<1%Any other group
<1%Unclassified
3%Ethnicity from 265 of 301 schools (70,087 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Young carers
- <1%
14,838 of 70,087 pupils · 265 of 301 schools
8,003 of 70,087 pupils · 265 of 301 schools
496 of 70,087 pupils · 265 of 301 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 226
- Secondary
- 39
- All-through
- 5
- Special
- 11
- PRU
- 3
- Not recorded
- 17
Top primary schools in Somerset
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Kingfisher Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Preston CofE Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.Enmore Church of England Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 4.Huish Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 5.Primrose Lane Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 6.Beckington Church First SchoolSomerset · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 7.Hambridge Community Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary9.0/10Good
- 8.Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.9/10Good
- 9.Huish Episcopi Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.9/10Good
- 10.Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-SchoolSomerset · Primary8.9/10Good
- 11.Kingsbury Episcopi Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.8/10Good
- 12.St Vigor & St John Church SchoolSomerset · Primary8.8/10Good
- 13.Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.8/10Good
- 14.Countess Gytha Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.7/10Good
- 15.South Petherton Junior SchoolSomerset · Primary8.6/10
- 16.Holy Trinity Church SchoolSomerset · Primary8.5/10
- 17.North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.5/10Good
- 18.Othery Village SchoolSomerset · Primary8.4/10Good
- 19.Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.3/10Good
- 20.The Redstart Primary SchoolSomerset · Primary8.3/10Good
Top secondary schools in Somerset
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.The Castle SchoolSomerset · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 2.Sexey's SchoolSomerset · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 3.The Blue SchoolSomerset · Secondary7.3/10Good
- 4.The Kings of Wessex AcademySomerset · Secondary7.2/10Good
- 5.Haygrove SchoolSomerset · Secondary7.1/10Good
- 6.Selwood AcademySomerset · Secondary6.5/10Good
- 7.St Dunstan's SchoolSomerset · Secondary6.4/10Good
- 8.Bishop Fox's SchoolSomerset · Secondary6.2/10Good
- 9.Stanchester AcademySomerset · Secondary6.0/10
- 10.Preston School AcademySomerset · Secondary5.9/10Good
- 11.Buckler's Mead SchoolSomerset · Secondary5.7/10Good
- 12.Kingsmead AcademySomerset · Secondary5.6/10
- 13.Court Fields SchoolSomerset · Secondary3.6/10Good
- 14.Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle SchoolSomerset · Secondary3.6/10Good
- 15.Crispin School AcademySomerset · Secondary3.4/10Good
- 16.Westfield AcademySomerset · Secondary3.4/10Good
- 17.Frome Community CollegeSomerset · Secondary3.3/10Good
- 18.Wadham SchoolSomerset · Secondary3.3/10
- 19.Chilton Trinity SchoolSomerset · Secondary3.2/10
- 20.Brymore AcademySomerset · Secondary3.1/10Good
Browse all 301 schools in Somerset — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.
About schools in Somerset
- How many schools are there in Somerset?
- Somerset has 301 open schools — 226 primary, 39 secondary, 11 special, teaching 78,236 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Somerset are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 190 of the 232 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 82% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 10 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 301: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Somerset?
- 4.3 out of 10, averaged across the 262 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Somerset schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 69 schools in Somerset currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Somerset local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Somerset covers 301 schools and sits in the South West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Somerset are eligible for free school meals?
- 21.2% — 14,838 of 70,087 pupils at the 265 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the South West region.