Selworthy Special School

State-Funded School

selworthy-special-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Taunton and WellingtonConstituency

TA2 8HDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 204 pupils. Selworthy Special School is part of THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

204

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: Average
Total pupils: 204
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Nov 2013	Outstanding	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.