Fairmead School is a school located in Yeovil. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mudford Road, Yeovil

School Information

Address: Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
Website: http://www.fairmeadschool.com
Telephone: 01935421295
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Felstead
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123940

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 110
Number of Boys: 72
Number of Girls: 38

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.5 Confidence interval -11.8 to -3.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -7.4 Confidence interval -11.4 to -3.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.6 Confidence interval -11.3 to -3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.79 Confidence interval -2.54 to -1.03
Of the 11 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 11 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birchfield Community Primary School
Birchfield Road , BA21 5RL 		3out of 4 730 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Milford Junior School
Glenthorne Avenue , BA21 4PG 		3out of 4 858 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milford Infants' School
Glenthorne Avenue , BA21 4PG 		3out of 4 937 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Primrose Lane Primary School
Cunningham Road , BA21 5FH 		4out of 4 1,308 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St. Michael's Academy
Grass Royal , BA21 4JW 		2out of 4 1,421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH 		- not rated 202 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Stiby Road , BA21 3EP 		3out of 4 2,320 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Preston School Academy
Monks Dale , BA21 3JD 		2out of 4 2,993 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yeovil College
Mudford Road , BA21 4DR 		- not rated 1,654 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairmead School
Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road , BA21 5AZ 		4out of 4 1,430 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street , BA21 4EN 		3out of 4 1,830 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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