Education in North Somerset
Unitary authorityThe 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.
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 only85
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.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for North Somerset. The map shows each one.
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)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Primary Academy | Free schools | 2 to 11 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 130 | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Ashcombe Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 627 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Backwell Church of England Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 230 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Banwell Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 137 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Becket Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 171 | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 |
| Birdwell Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 427 | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met |
| Blagdon Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 91 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Bournville Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 494 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| Burrington Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 107 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
| Castle Batch Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 484 | Good (overall), May 2022 |
| Chestnut Park Primary | Free schools | 2 to 11 | 197 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 193 | Good (overall), May 2023 |
| Churchill Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 211 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 194 | Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed |
| Court-De-Wyck Church School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 120 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Crockerne Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 299 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Dundry Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 82 | Good (overall), December 2022 |
| Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 193 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade |
| Golden Valley Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 401 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Grove Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 227 | School remains Good, June 2022 |
| Hannah More Infant School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 176 | School remains Good, September 2022 |
| Haywood Village Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 450 | Standards maintained, May 2025 |
| Herons' Moor Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 447 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| High Down Infant School | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 198 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| High Down Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 328 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Hutton Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 200 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Kewstoke Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 51 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses |
| Kingshill Church School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 104 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| Locking Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 386 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Mary Elton Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 347 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Mead Vale Community Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 203 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Mendip Green Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 617 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Milton Park Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 327 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Northleaze Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 187 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Oldmixon Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 223 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Parklands Educate Together Primary | Free schools | 3 to 11 | 424 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Portishead Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 370 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Sandford Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 131 | Good (overall), June 2024 |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 184 | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
| St Anne's Church Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 451 | School remains Good, May 2022 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 142 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| St Georges Church School | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 235 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| St John the Evangelist Church School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 259 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 213 | School remains Good, December 2021 |
| St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 396 | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 262 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 83 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 325 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 601 | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 |
| Tickenham Church of England Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 11 | 93 | School remains Good, October 2023 |
| Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 413 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Uphill Village Academy | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 309 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Walliscote Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 275 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| West Leigh Infant School | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 135 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Windwhistle Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 331 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Winford Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 167 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Winscombe Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 209 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Worle Village Primary School | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 158 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Worlebury St Pauls Church School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 175 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Wrington Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 197 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Yatton Church of England Junior School | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 285 | School remains Good, May 2022 |
| Yatton Infant School | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 177 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Yeo Moor Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 420 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
Secondary (11)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backwell School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,595 | Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), January 2020 |
| Broadoak Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 792 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Churchill Academy & Sixth Form | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,488 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Clevedon School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,390 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Gordano School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 2,029 | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Hans Price Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 1,046 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
| Nailsea School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,197 | Good (overall), March 2024 |
| Priory Community School | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,486 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| St Katherine's School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 976 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Winterstoke Hundred Academy | Free schools | 11 to 19 | 870 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Worle Community School | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 1,244 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
Special (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baytree School | Community special school | 3 to 19 | 148 | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade |
| Lime Hills Academy | Free schools special | 5 to 16 | 57 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Ravenswood School | Community special school | 4 to 19 | 140 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Seven Hills | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | 11 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Sky Vale | Other independent special school | 6 to 18 | 8 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Westhaven School | Foundation special school | 4 to 18 | 190 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidcot School | Other independent school | 3 to 19 | 594 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Downs Preparatory School | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 243 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage Learning Campus | Pupil referral unit | 4 to 16 | 42 | School 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.