Compton Dundon School
Other independent special school · Ages 5–16 · Somerset
Compton Dundon School is an independent special school in Somerset for ages 5–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Compton Dundon, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6TE
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 17 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and proud of their school.”
- “At Compton Dundon school, pupils feel calm and nurtured by staff who know them and their families very well.”
- “The school has high expectations of the pupils.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not considered well enough the explicit knowledge pupils need to know and build upon.”
- “Some pupils learn content without having the prior knowledge they need.”
- “This makes it difficult for pupils to build their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Somerset.
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