Best Secondary Schools in Somerset

We checked all 38 secondary schools in Somerset and list every one: 27 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked: 38
Ranked: 27
Without a rank: 11

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Somerset, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Somerset also has 232 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Somerset. Somerset also has rankings for Bridgwater, Frome, Taunton and Yeovil.

Ranked secondary schools in Somerset

Rank 1
The Castle School
Taunton, Academy, 1,207 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
53.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.7%
Rank 2
Huish Episcopi Academy
Langport, Academy, 1,192 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
57%
Rank 3
Sexey's School
Bruton, Academy, 633 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.8%
Rank 4
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, Academy, 1,043 pupils, inspected March 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.7%
Rank 5
The Blue School
Wells, Academy, 1,362 pupils, inspected October 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
50.6%
Rank 6
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, Academy, 1,051 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.2%
Rank 7
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, Academy, 529 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.1%
Rank 8
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, Academy, 1,123 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 9
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, Academy, 469 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
43.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.1%
Rank 10
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, Academy, 1,003 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.3%
Rank 11
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, Academy, 812 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
42%
Rank 12
Court Fields School
Wellington, Academy, 861 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.3%
Rank 13
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, Academy, 1,013 pupils, inspected September 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
38%
Rank 14
Frome Community College
Frome, Academy, 1,298 pupils, inspected January 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.2%
Rank 15
Crispin School Academy
Street, Academy, 978 pupils, inspected May 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 16
Brymore Academy
Bridgwater, Academy, 327 pupils, inspected April 2015
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.3%
Rank 17
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Academy, 829 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
43.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.7%
Rank 18
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, Academy, 990 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
42.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.3%
Rank 19
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, Academy, 892 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
43.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.1%
Rank 20
Wadham School
Crewkerne, Local authority maintained, 763 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
42.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.5%
Rank 21
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, Academy, 545 pupils, inspected April 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.1%
Rank 22
Holyrood Academy
Chard, Academy, 1,282 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.7%
Rank 23
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, Academy, 1,269 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.3%
Rank 24
King Arthur's School
Wincanton, Academy, 450 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.2%
Rank 25
West Somerset College
Minehead, Academy, 745 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
41.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.6%
Rank 26
Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, Academy, 1,267 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Inadequate
Attainment 8
41.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.4%
Rank 27
Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater, Academy, 1,561 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
Attainment 8
31.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
16%

Secondary schools in Somerset without a rank

Downside School
Radstock, Independent, 249 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
32.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Yeovil, Independent, 375 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
King's Bruton
Bruton, Independent, 304 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
25.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
King's College Taunton
Taunton, Independent, 389 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
35.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Millfield School
Street, Independent, Selective, 1,276 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
28.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Pyrland School
Taunton, Academy, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate
Queen's College
Taunton, Independent, 613 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
57.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
65.3%
Robert Blake Academy
Bridgwater, Academy
No Ofsted inspection
Taunton School
Taunton, Independent, 667 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
18.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
1.6%
Wellington School
Wellington, Independent, Selective, 776 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
27.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Wells Cathedral School
Wells, Independent, 670 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
29.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%