- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 265
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
62 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
19 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 175
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
28 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
41 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 244
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
17 first choices, 18 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 184
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
19 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 146
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
44 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1165%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 156
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
40 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 420
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average.
2 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Somerset 6.2%
- Pupils
- 50
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
36 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Somerset 57%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 well above the Somerset average.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Somerset 6.2%
- Pupils
- 117
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 211
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 252
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Somerset average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 135
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
13 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 129
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Somerset average.
20 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Somerset 6.2%
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
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 average.
14 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Somerset 6.2%
- Pupils
- 129
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
8 first choices, 8 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 62
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Somerset average.
22 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Somerset 6.2%
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results above the Somerset average, low absence.
40 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 219
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
8 first choices, 11 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Somerset 57%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 105
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
- Primary schools264including 24 special
- Met the standard at 1157.0%
- Good or Outstanding87%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools134 of 2648 Catholic, 115 Church of England
- With a nursery class110take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals20.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Somerset's primary 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. 106 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 5 of 158
- Good: 132 of 158
- Requires improvement: 19 of 158
- Inadequate: 2 of 158
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Somerset
Half or more are faith schools.
134 of the 264 primary 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 characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
110 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check 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 Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Somerset, explained
There are 264 primary schools in Somerset, teaching 50,914 children. 87 are run by the council and 144 are academies or free schools. Among them are 24 special and 28 independent schools.
87% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
57.0% of pupils in Somerset met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
20.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,909 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Taunton24 primary schools
- Yeovil15 primary schools
- Frome12 primary schools
- Bridgwater11 primary schools
- Wellington5 primary schools
- Wells5 primary schools
- Chard4 primary schools
- Burnham-on-Sea3 primary schools
- Crewkerne3 primary schools
- Glastonbury3 primary schools
- Minehead3 primary schools
- Shepton Mallet3 primary schools
- Street3 primary schools
- Cheddar2 primary schools
- Wincanton2 primary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Somerset?
There are 264 primary schools in Somerset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Somerset?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Somerset on Eduscope are Kingfisher Primary School, Preston CofE Primary School and Huish Episcopi 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 primary schools are in Somerset?
Somerset has 5 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 132 are rated Good, meaning 87% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary 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.
How do primary schools in Somerset perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Somerset, 57% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Somerset primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Somerset is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Somerset?
When choosing a primary school in Somerset, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 264 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.