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Education in North Somerset

Unitary authority

The north of the South West. 227,160 people in 375 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for North Somerset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

North Somerset had 85 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
85
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

North Somerset had 85 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: North Somerset among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. North Somerset is 85.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for North Somerset. The map shows each one.

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Schools in North Somerset

North Somerset has 85 open schools: 64 primary, 11 secondary, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 2 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
2
Good
21
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

24 of the 79 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and June 2024.

17 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

18 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in North Somerset

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Chestnut Park Primary (February 2024), St Peter's Church of England Primary School (February 2023).

Primary (64)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Airfield Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11No outcome in Ofsted's file
All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11130School remains Good, April 202353% met KS2 standard
Ashcombe Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11627Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met55% met KS2 standard
Backwell Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11230Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Banwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11137Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Becket Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11171Requires improvement (overall), May 202456% met KS2 standard
Birdwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11427Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met84% met KS2 standard
Blagdon Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1191Good (overall), October 202361% met KS2 standard
Bournville Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11494Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade24% met KS2 standard
Burrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11107Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met60% met KS2 standard
Castle Batch Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11484Good (overall), May 202264% met KS2 standard
Chestnut Park PrimaryFree schools2 to 11197Outstanding (overall), February 2024
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11193Good (overall), May 202357% met KS2 standard
Churchill Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11211Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met75% met KS2 standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11194Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed48% met KS2 standard
Court-De-Wyck Church SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11120School remains Good, May 202362% met KS2 standard
Crockerne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11299Good (overall), January 202340% met KS2 standard
Dundry Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1182Good (overall), December 202253% met KS2 standard
Flax Bourton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11193Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Golden Valley Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11401Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade81% met KS2 standard
Grove Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11227School remains Good, June 202265% met KS2 standard
Hannah More Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7176School remains Good, September 2022
Haywood Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11450Standards maintained, May 202572% met KS2 standard
Herons' Moor AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11447Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
High Down Infant SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7198Good (overall), November 2022
High Down Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11328Standards maintained, November 202472% met KS2 standard
Hutton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11200Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
Kewstoke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1151Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
Kingshill Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11104School remains Good, March 202432% met KS2 standard
Locking Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11386Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Mary Elton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11347Good (overall), March 202479% met KS2 standard
Mead Vale Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11203Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Mendip Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11617Good (overall), January 202358% met KS2 standard
Milton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11327Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met54% met KS2 standard
Northleaze Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11187Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
Oldmixon Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11223Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
Parklands Educate Together PrimaryFree schools3 to 11424Good (overall), January 202347% met KS2 standard
Portishead Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11370Standards maintained, March 202568% met KS2 standard
Sandford Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11131Good (overall), June 202475% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11184Standards maintained, June 202583% met KS2 standard
St Anne's Church Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11451School remains Good, May 202270% met KS2 standard
St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11142Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade69% met KS2 standard
St Georges Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11235Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
St John the Evangelist Church SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11259Standards maintained, February 202567% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11213School remains Good, December 2021
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11396Standards maintained, January 202570% met KS2 standard
St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11262Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, PortburyAcademy converter4 to 1183Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade86% met KS2 standard
St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11325Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade84% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11601Outstanding (overall), February 202379% met KS2 standard
Tickenham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1193School remains Good, October 202388% met KS2 standard
Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11413Standards maintained, December 202464% met KS2 standard
Uphill Village AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11309Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
Walliscote Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11275Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met49% met KS2 standard
West Leigh Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 7135Good (overall), October 2022
Windwhistle Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11331Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met42% met KS2 standard
Winford Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11167Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade45% met KS2 standard
Winscombe Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11209Standards maintained, March 202566% met KS2 standard
Worle Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11158Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Worlebury St Pauls Church SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11175Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Wrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11197Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
Yatton Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11285School remains Good, May 202260% met KS2 standard
Yatton Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7177Good (overall), October 2022
Yeo Moor Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11420Good (overall), June 202377% met KS2 standard

Secondary (11)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Backwell SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,595Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), January 2020Attainment 8: 52.6
Broadoak AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16792Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 38.9
Churchill Academy & Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,488Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 49.0
Clevedon SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,390Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 51.3
Gordano SchoolAcademy converter11 to 182,029Good (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 51.1
Hans Price AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,046School remains Good, December 2023Attainment 8: 47.2
Nailsea SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,197Good (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 46.6
Priory Community SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,486Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 43.5
St Katherine's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18976Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 49.2
Winterstoke Hundred AcademyFree schools11 to 19870Good (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 40.5
Worle Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,244Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 41.9

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Baytree SchoolCommunity special school3 to 19148Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
Lime Hills AcademyFree schools special5 to 1657Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Ravenswood SchoolCommunity special school4 to 19140School remains Good, June 2023
Seven HillsOther independent special school11 to 1811No outcome in Ofsted's file
Sky ValeOther independent special school6 to 188No outcome in Ofsted's file
Westhaven SchoolFoundation special school4 to 18190Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Weston CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Sidcot SchoolOther independent school3 to 19594Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Downs Preparatory SchoolOther independent school4 to 13243Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Voyage Learning CampusPupil referral unit4 to 1642School remains Good, July 2022

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.