Best primary schools in Somerset (2026)

Somerset has 238 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Freshford Church School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 15 are in England's top 10%, and 5 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Freshford Church School Limpley Stoke · Church of England	95%	96%	35%	No rating
2 Top 1% in England	Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil · Church of England	93%	93%	35%	Outstanding
3 Top 2% in England	Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil	87%	91%	25%	No rating
4 Top 3% in England	Countess Gytha Primary School Queen Camel	87%	86%	27%	Good
5 Top 3% in England	Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport	87%	93%	18%	Good
6 Top 3% in England	Hambridge Community Primary School Somerset	85%	83%	28%	No rating
7 Top 4% in England	North Cadbury Church of England Primary School North Cadbury · Church of England	82%	90%	20%	Good
8 Top 5% in England	Ash Church of England Primary School Ash (Somerset) · Church of England	81%	81%	25%	Good
9 Top 6% in England	Tickenham Church of England Primary School Tickenham · Church of England	86%	88%	25%	No rating
10 Top 6% in England	St Julian's Church School Wellow (Bath and North East Somerset) · Church of England	86%	81%	0%	No rating
11 Top 6% in England	Trull Church of England VA Primary School Trull · Church of England	83%	82%	15%	Good
12 Top 8% in England	Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School Somerset	80%	67%	14%	No rating
13 Top 9% in England	Saltford CofE Primary School Saltford · Church of England	82%	86%	11%	Outstanding
14 Top 10% in England	Pensford Primary School Pensford	81%	93%	7%	No rating
15 Top 10% in England	Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School Milverton	76%	60%	10%	No rating
16 Top 11% in England	Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Walton (Somerset) · Church of England	79%	81%	5%	Good
17 Top 11% in England	High Littleton CofE VC Primary School High Littleton · Church of England	77%	70%	11%	Not judged
18 Top 11% in England	Birdwell Primary School Long Ashton	81%	84%	16%	Report card
19 Top 11% in England	Bishops Hull Primary School Taunton	76%	76%	18%	No rating
20 Top 12% in England	Neroche Primary School Horton and Broadway	77%	76%	28%	Not judged
21 Top 12% in England	Winscombe Primary School Winscombe and Sandford	77%	66%	17%	No rating
22 Top 13% in England	St Stephens Church School Bath · Church of England	75%	71%	20%	No rating
23 Top 13% in England	St Philip's CofE Primary School Bath · Church of England	75%	78%	15%	Not judged
24 Top 13% in England	Golden Valley Primary School Nailsea	80%	81%	7%	Not judged
25 Top 14% in England	St Vigor & St John Church School Chilcompton · Church of England	77%	72%	3%	Good
26 Top 14% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Portishead · Church of England	79%	79%	7%	Outstanding
27 Top 14% in England	North Curry CofE Primary School North Curry · Church of England	76%	79%	32%	Not judged
28 Top 15% in England	Manor Court Community Primary School Chard	78%	75%	9%	Good
29 Top 16% in England	Clutton Primary School Clutton	76%	77%	18%	No rating
30 Top 18% in England	Northleaze Church of England Primary School Long Ashton · Church of England	74%	68%	20%	No rating
31 Top 18% in England	Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School Brent Knoll · Church of England	81%	82%	0%	No rating
32 Top 18% in England	High Down Junior School Portishead	73%	72%	13%	No rating
33 Top 19% in England	Kingsmoor Primary School Bawdrip	77%	72%	4%	No rating
34 Top 19% in England	St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School Clevedon · Church of England	76%	84%	7%	Not judged
35 Top 20% in England	Bathford Church School Bathford · Church of England	73%	72%	11%	Not judged
36 Top 20% in England	Blagdon Primary School Blagdon	71%	61%	17%	Good
37 Top 20% in England	St Mary's CofE Primary School Timsbury (Bath and North East Somerset) · Church of England	73%	80%	13%	Not judged
38 Top 20% in England	Thurlbear Church of England Primary School Somerset · Church of England	74%	76%	10%	No rating
39 Top 20% in England	Widcombe CofE Junior School Bath · Church of England	75%	79%	12%	Not judged
40 Top 20% in England	Westfield Primary School Radstock	74%	88%	19%	Good
41 Top 21% in England	Wiveliscombe Primary School Wiveliscombe	72%	60%	6%	Good
42 Top 21% in England	Enmore Church of England Primary School Somerset · Church of England	73%	68%	14%	Outstanding
43 Top 21% in England	South Petherton Junior School South Petherton	75%	65%	6%	Not judged
44 Top 22% in England	Yeo Moor Primary School Clevedon	73%	77%	15%	Good
45 Top 23% in England	All Saints Church School Montacute · Church of England	67%	75%	22%	No rating
46 Top 23% in England	Chew Stoke Church School Chew Stoke · Church of England	71%	64%	7%	No rating
47 Top 24% in England	Longvernal Primary School Midsomer Norton	71%	81%	19%	Good
48 Top 24% in England	The Redstart Primary School Chard	72%	67%	3%	Good
49 Top 24% in England	Sandford Primary School Winscombe and Sandford	70%	75%	17%	Good
50 Top 25% in England	St Francis Catholic Primary School Nailsea · Roman Catholic	72%	69%	14%	Not judged
51 Top 25% in England	St John's Church of England Primary School Keynsham · Church of England	73%	87%	3%	Good
52 Top 26% in England	Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Taunton · Church of England	70%	75%	14%	No rating
53 Top 26% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Burnham-on-Sea · Roman Catholic	68%	66%	17%	Not judged
54 Top 26% in England	Somerset Bridge Primary School Bridgwater	70%	73%	0%	Good
55 Top 27% in England	Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School Farrington Gurney · Church of England	70%	60%	13%	No rating
56 Top 28% in England	Dundry Church of England Primary School Dundry · Church of England	70%	53%	13%	Good
57 Top 29% in England	Grove Junior School Nailsea	71%	65%	7%	No rating
58 Top 29% in England	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Congresbury · Church of England	70%	83%	7%	No rating
59 Top 30% in England	Churchill Church of England Primary School Lower Langford · Church of England	71%	75%	4%	Report card
60 Top 31% in England	Bishop Sutton Primary School Bishop Sutton	70%	79%	11%	Good
61 Top 31% in England	High Ham Church of England Primary School High Ham · Church of England	70%	77%	8%	No rating
62 Top 31% in England	Northgate Primary School Bridgwater	71%	79%	7%	Report card
63 Top 32% in England	Trinity Church School Radstock · Church of England	69%	74%	19%	No rating
64 Top 33% in England	Castle Cary Community Primary School Castle Cary	68%	68%	10%	Requires improvement
65 Top 34% in England	St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School Weston-super-Mare · Church of England/Methodist	67%	70%	11%	No rating
66 Top 34% in England	Midsomer Norton Primary School Midsomer Norton	71%	78%	3%	Report card
67 Top 34% in England	Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Somerset · Church of England	65%	60%	7%	Good
68 Top 34% in England	Holy Trinity Church School Yeovil · Church of England	66%	65%	19%	Not judged
69 Top 34% in England	Portishead Primary School Portishead	68%	68%	9%	No rating
70 Top 34% in England	Uphill Village Academy Weston-super-Mare	69%	78%	7%	Not judged
71 Top 34% in England	Court-De-Wyck Church School Yatton · Church of England	67%	62%	19%	No rating
72 Top 35% in England	All Saints Church of England Primary School Clevedon · Church of England	68%	53%	7%	No rating
73 Top 35% in England	Chandag Primary School Keynsham	66%	63%	6%	No rating
74 Top 36% in England	Puriton Primary School Puriton	68%	79%	7%	Good
75 Top 37% in England	Keinton Mandeville Primary School Keinton Mandeville	65%	71%	18%	Good
76 Top 37% in England	Backwell Church of England Junior School Backwell · Church of England	67%	64%	10%	Not judged
77 Top 37% in England	North Petherton Primary School North Petherton	69%	69%	5%	Report card
78 Top 38% in England	St Anne's Church Primary School North Somerset · Church of England	69%	70%	0%	No rating
79 Top 38% in England	Long Sutton CofE Primary School Long Sutton (Somerset) · Church of England	67%	67%	7%	Good
80 Top 38% in England	Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School Somerset · Church of England	67%	58%	8%	Good
81 Top 38% in England	Bathwick St Mary Church School Bath · Church of England	66%	65%	12%	Good
82 Top 39% in England	Oldfield Park Junior School Bath	67%	63%	11%	No rating
83 Top 39% in England	St. Michael's Academy Yeovil	67%	75%	9%	Good
84 Top 39% in England	Worle Village Primary School Weston-super-Mare	68%	73%	7%	Report card
85 Top 40% in England	St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Wells · Roman Catholic	68%	65%	9%	Not judged
86 Top 41% in England	Huish Primary School Yeovil	66%	67%	5%	Outstanding
87 Top 41% in England	Parkfield Primary School Taunton	63%	66%	16%	Good
88 Top 41% in England	Eastover Primary School Bridgwater	68%	67%	2%	No rating
89 Top 41% in England	Bruton Primary School Bruton	64%	71%	18%	No rating
90 Top 41% in England	Herons' Moor Academy Weston-super-Mare	69%	73%	2%	Not judged
91 Top 42% in England	Primrose Lane Primary School Yeovil	63%	69%	14%	No rating
92 Top 42% in England	Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Somerset · Church of England	64%	71%	0%	No rating
93 Top 43% in England	Oldmixon Primary School Weston-super-Mare	69%	77%	0%	Report card
94 Top 43% in England	East Harptree Church of England Primary School East Harptree · Church of England	62%	71%	14%	No rating
95 Top 44% in England	St Margaret's School, Tintinhull Tintinhull · Church of England	67%	65%	0%	Good
96 Top 44% in England	Meare Village Primary School Meare	66%	77%	0%	Good
97 Top 45% in England	St John the Evangelist Church School Clevedon · Church of England	64%	67%	14%	No rating
98 Top 45% in England	Haywood Village Academy Weston-super-Mare	65%	72%	7%	No rating
99 Top 45% in England	West Buckland Primary School Somerset	62%	60%	7%	No rating
100 Top 45% in England	St John's CofE Primary School Midsomer Norton · Church of England/Christian	67%	73%	0%	No rating

Showing the top 100 of 238. See all 238 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Yeovil · best: Preston CofE Primary School
Taunton · best: Bishops Hull Primary School
Bath · best: St Stephens Church School
Nailsea · best: Golden Valley Primary School
Portishead · best: St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Chard · best: Manor Court Community Primary School
Clevedon · best: St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School
Radstock · best: Westfield Primary School
Midsomer Norton · best: Longvernal Primary School
Keynsham · best: St John's Church of England Primary School
Bridgwater · best: Somerset Bridge Primary School
Weston-super-Mare · best: St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Wellington (Somerset) · best: Wellesley Park Primary School

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What is the best primary school in Somerset?

On exam results over the last three years, Freshford Church School is the top-ranked primary school in Somerset, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.