Fairmead School
Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Yeovil, Somerset
Fairmead School is a special school in Yeovil, Somerset for ages 4–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- 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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