- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
62 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
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All 141 faith schools in Somerset. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
28 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 244
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
19 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 146
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
44 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average.
2 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Somerset faith schools 6.4%
- Pupils
- 50
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School
Chard, TA20 3NG · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 117
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 211
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
13 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 129
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Street, BA16 9LA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average.
14 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Somerset faith schools 6.4%
- Pupils
- 129
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results close to the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
40 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 219
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School
Radstock, BA3 4LL · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
17 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 86
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
10 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1158%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 89
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
8 first choices, 7 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 41
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 195
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Taunton, TA1 4TU · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
47 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 423
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
23 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 173
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
15 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.7
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1LG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
42 first choices, 34 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 265
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Somerset faith schools average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1647.2
Somerset faith schools 46.2England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,043
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset faith schools average.
11 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Somerset faith schools 6.4%
- Pupils
- 64
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
Results well below the Somerset faith schools average, low absence.
15 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Somerset faith schools 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 178
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
- Faith schools141
- Met the standard at 1160.1%
- Good or Outstanding83%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools143 of 1419 Catholic, 122 Church of England
- With a nursery class60take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals17.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Somerset's faith schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Somerset
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 53 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 88
- Good: 71 of 88
- Requires improvement: 13 of 88
- Inadequate: 2 of 88
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Somerset
Half or more are faith schools.
143 of the 141 faith schools in Somerset have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
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About these schools
Faith schools in Somerset, explained
There are 141 faith schools in Somerset, teaching 30,102 children. 47 are run by the council and 80 are academies or free schools. Among them are 14 independent schools.
83% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.1% of pupils in Somerset faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 13% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
17.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,587 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Faith schools near meLook closer to home
Pick an area to see its faith schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around Somerset.
- Taunton11 faith schools
- Frome5 faith schools
- Wells5 faith schools
- Bridgwater3 faith schools
- Crewkerne3 faith schools
- Yeovil3 faith schools
- Burnham-on-Sea2 faith schools
- Glastonbury2 faith schools
- Wellington2 faith schools
- Chard1 school
- Cheddar1 school
- Minehead1 school
- Shepton Mallet1 school
- Wincanton1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many faith schools are in Somerset?
There are 141 faith schools in Somerset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Somerset?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Somerset on Eduscope are Preston CofE Primary School, Enmore Church of England Primary School and Trull Church of England VA Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Somerset?
Somerset has 2 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 71 are rated Good, meaning 83% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Somerset ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Somerset faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Somerset is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.