Fairmead School
Other · Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Yeovil, Somerset
Fairmead School is an other school in Yeovil, Somerset for ages 4–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Fairmead enjoy coming to their school and attend regularly.”
- “Staff know the pupils exceptionally well.”
- “This means that from the moment pupils start school, whether in the early years or later, staff care for and nurture them well.”
To improve
- “However, leaders recognise that, in some subjects, the curriculum is not planned well enough to enable pupils to achieve as well as they could.”
- “Plans are in development, but many are in their early stages.”
- “However, they are aware that there is further work to be undertaken.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Somerset.
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