Buckler's Mead School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Yeovil · BA21 4NH · Somerset
Ages 11–16
- Att840.0
- P8-0.4
- EM5+35%
- Absence9.2%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains GoodURN 123940
Fairmead School
Community special school · Yeovil · BA21 4NZ
Ages 4–19 · 152 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
0.9
Overall absence
9.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-07-20
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.91
−20+2
Attainment 80.9
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.1
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 94.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.0%
Unauthorised3.8%
- Authorised absence
- 5.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 143
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill109%
152 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- Boys / girls
- 105 / 47
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 152 / 140 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 44.7%
- FSM pupils
- 68
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Felstead
Location
- Address
- Mudford Road
- Postcode
- BA21 4NZ
- Town
- Yeovil
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Yeovil, Somerset, 152 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 44.7%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Birchfield Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 5RL · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- KS259%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM27.9%
0.4 miles away
Milford Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 4PG · Somerset
Ages 7–11
- KS251%
- Absence6.6%
- FSM30.6%
0.5 miles away
Milford Infants' School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 4PG · Somerset
Ages 4–7
- Absence7.7%
- FSM16.7%
0.5 miles away
Primrose Lane Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 5FH · Somerset
Ages 2–11
- KS256%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM12.5%
0.7 miles away
St. Michael's Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 4JW · Somerset
Ages 7–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM32.6%
0.8 miles away
Fiveways Special School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity special school
Yeovil · BA21 5AZ · Somerset
Ages 4–19
- KS20%
- Absence14.4%
- FSM51.7%
0.8 miles away
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Yeovil · BA21 4LD · Somerset
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.7%
- FSM24.4%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Felstead
- Telephone
- 01935421295