Schools in North Somerset
80 state-funded schools, 31,541 pupils. 94.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
3 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in North Somerset?
North Somerset has 80 state-funded schools teaching 31,541 pupils. 64 primary, 11 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in North Somerset are Good or Outstanding?
94.8% of the 77 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in North Somerset are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 70 Good. 3 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in North Somerset are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in North Somerset: St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Haywood Village Academy, Chestnut Park Primary.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary606Outstanding 2023
- Haywood Village AcademyPrimary445Outstanding 2019
- Chestnut Park PrimaryPrimary154Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 64 | 61 | 95.1% |
| Secondary | 11 | 11 | 90.9% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in North Somerset
Showing 20 of 80 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordano School | Secondary | 2,097 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Backwell School | Secondary | 1,597 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,547 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priory Community School | Secondary | 1,485 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clevedon School | Secondary | 1,367 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Worle Community School | Secondary | 1,288 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | Ofsted |
Nailsea School | Secondary | 1,154 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hans Price Academy | Secondary | 1,026 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Katherine's School | Secondary | 998 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Winterstoke Hundred Academy | Secondary | 829 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Broadoak Academy | Secondary | 736 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mendip Green Primary School | Primary | 628 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashcombe Primary School | Primary | 624 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 606 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bournville Primary School | Primary | 514 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Herons' Moor Academy | Primary | 448 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haywood Village Academy | Primary | 445 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Castle Batch Primary School Academy | Primary | 434 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birdwell Primary School | Primary | 424 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Yeo Moor Primary School | Primary | 424 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Schools are one input. North Somerset’s pay, house prices, rent, council tax, crime and deprivation are on the North Somerset profile, and the UK regions tool compares all 361 Local Authorities side by side.