Best secondary schools in Somerset (2026)
Somerset has 52 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Hayesfield Girls School, in the top 10% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 45.3, against 46.1 for England. 1 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Somerset has no grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 10% in England |
Hayesfield Girls School Bath · Girls |
58.7 | 57.0 | 60% | No rating | |
2 Top 13% in England |
Beechen Cliff School Bath · Boys |
56.0 | 55.0 | 65% | Good | |
3 Top 17% in England |
Ralph Allen School Bath |
54.2 | 54.6 | 63% | No rating | |
4 Top 19% in England |
The Castle School Taunton |
53.9 | 53.4 | 58% | Outstanding | |
5 Top 21% in England |
Backwell School Backwell |
53.0 | 52.7 | 56% | Good | |
6 Top 22% in England |
Wellsway School Keynsham |
51.9 | 50.5 | 56% | No rating | |
7 Top 24% in England |
Sexey's School Bruton · Church of England |
51.3 | 51.5 | 53% | Good | |
8 Top 25% in England |
Norton Hill Academy Midsomer Norton |
51.4 | 50.2 | 53% | Not judged | |
9 Top 29% in England |
Haygrove School Bridgwater |
49.8 | 48.8 | 48% | Good | |
10 Top 30% in England |
Nailsea School Nailsea |
50.0 | 52.6 | 56% | Good | |
11 Top 31% in England |
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Churchill (North Somerset) |
49.4 | 50.3 | 53% | Not judged | |
12 Top 31% in England |
The Kings of Wessex Academy Cheddar · Church of England |
49.2 | 48.7 | 54% | No rating | |
13 Top 31% in England |
Huish Episcopi Academy Langport |
48.6 | 50.6 | 57% | Report card | |
14 Top 33% in England |
Clevedon School Clevedon |
50.3 | 51.4 | 48% | Good | |
15 Top 35% in England |
The Blue School Wells · Church of England |
49.3 | 49.7 | 51% | No rating | |
16 Top 35% in England |
Gordano School Portishead |
49.0 | 49.0 | 51% | Good | |
17 Top 35% in England |
Chew Valley School Bath and North East Somerset |
48.7 | 49.8 | 50% | Report card | |
18 Top 36% in England |
Preston School Academy Yeovil |
48.9 | 45.9 | 40% | Good | |
19 Top 38% in England |
St Mark's CofE School Bath · Church of England |
48.8 | 44.9 | 44% | Report card | |
20 Top 38% in England |
St Katherine's School Pill and Easton-in-Gordano |
48.7 | 50.0 | 47% | Report card | |
21 Top 39% in England |
Saint Gregory's Catholic College Bath · Roman Catholic |
49.1 | 46.6 | 43% | Good | |
22 Top 45% in England |
Bishop Fox's School Taunton |
47.4 | 46.9 | 45% | No rating | |
23 Top 45% in England |
Oldfield School Bath |
46.9 | 47.3 | 48% | Good | |
24 Top 49% in England |
Hans Price Academy Weston-super-Mare |
46.7 | 47.6 | 43% | No rating | |
25 Bottom 46% in England |
Crispin School Academy Street |
45.3 | 42.7 | 39% | No rating | |
26 Bottom 43% in England |
Somervale Secondary School Midsomer Norton |
44.7 | 45.0 | 40% | No rating | |
27 Bottom 41% in England |
Buckler's Mead School Yeovil |
43.9 | 44.5 | 42% | Good | |
28 Bottom 40% in England |
Priory Community School Weston-super-Mare |
44.4 | 44.2 | 36% | Good | |
29 Bottom 38% in England |
Holyrood Academy Chard |
44.1 | 42.4 | 30% | Good | |
30 Bottom 37% in England |
Frome Community College Frome |
42.7 | 42.7 | 41% | No rating | |
31 Bottom 37% in England |
Stanchester Academy Stoke sub Hamdon |
41.9 | 43.7 | 48% | Not judged | |
32 Bottom 37% in England |
St Dunstan's School Glastonbury |
42.7 | 45.7 | 51% | Good | |
33 Bottom 36% in England |
Writhlington School Radstock |
43.9 | 40.3 | 27% | Good | |
34 Bottom 35% in England |
Whitstone Shepton Mallet |
42.7 | 40.5 | 35% | Good | |
35 Bottom 33% in England |
Court Fields School Wellington (Somerset) |
42.1 | 42.8 | 43% | Good | |
36 Bottom 32% in England |
Westfield Academy Yeovil |
43.0 | 44.5 | 38% | No rating | |
37 Bottom 31% in England |
Kingsmead Academy Wiveliscombe |
42.4 | 43.8 | 39% | Not judged | |
38 Bottom 28% in England |
Brymore Academy Cannington · Boys |
43.1 | 44.0 | 35% | No rating | |
39 Bottom 27% in England |
Monkton Wood Academy Monkton Heathfield |
41.4 | 41.4 | 35% | Inadequate | |
40 Bottom 27% in England |
Chilton Trinity School Bridgwater |
41.6 | 42.0 | 36% | Not judged | |
41 Bottom 25% in England |
Wadham School Crewkerne · Church of England |
40.6 | 42.3 | 38% | Not judged | |
42 Bottom 25% in England |
Worle Community School Weston-super-Mare |
40.2 | 40.4 | 41% | Report card | |
43 Bottom 23% in England |
Ansford Academy Castle Cary |
40.6 | 43.7 | 45% | Report card | |
44 Bottom 21% in England |
Winterstoke Hundred Academy North Somerset |
40.1 | 40.1 | 34% | Good | |
45 Bottom 21% in England |
Broadoak Academy Weston-super-Mare |
40.2 | 38.7 | 32% | Good | |
46 Bottom 18% in England |
West Somerset College Minehead |
39.6 | 41.2 | 33% | Report card | |
47 Bottom 18% in England |
The King Alfred School Burnham-on-Sea |
39.8 | 40.5 | 33% | Good | |
48 Bottom 17% in England |
King Arthur's School Wincanton |
39.2 | 40.6 | 34% | Not judged | |
49 Bottom 16% in England |
Lift Broadlands Keynsham |
38.7 | 31.8 | 24% | Good | |
50 Bottom 10% in England |
IKB Academy Keynsham |
37.0 | 38.3 | 32% | Good | |
51 Bottom 9% in England |
Somerset Studio School Radstock |
36.4 | 30.5 | 12% | No rating | |
52 Bottom 3% in England |
Bridgwater College Academy Bridgwater |
33.2 | 31.9 | 16% | Report card |
Best secondary school in each town
- Bath · best: Hayesfield Girls School
- Keynsham · best: Wellsway School
- Bridgwater · best: Haygrove School
- Yeovil · best: Preston School Academy
- Weston-super-Mare · best: Hans Price Academy
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Somerset?
On exam results over the last three years, Hayesfield Girls School is the top-ranked secondary school in Somerset, in the top 10% 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.