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Best primary schools in Somerset

155 of 220 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Somerset schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School Taunton 100.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport 93.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil 93.0% Outstanding about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil 91.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 North Cadbury Church of England Primary School Yeovil 90.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Countess Gytha Primary School Yeovil 86.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Stogumber CofE Primary School Taunton 86.0% Good about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Hambridge Community Primary School Langport 83.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Othery Village School Bridgwater 83.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School Highbridge 82.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 Trull Church of England VA Primary School Taunton 82.0% Good declining oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Ash Church of England Primary School Martock 81.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Street 81.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Ditcheat Primary School Shepton Mallet 80.0% Good oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 North Curry CofE Primary School Taunton 79.0% Not judged about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 Northgate Primary School Bridgwater 79.0% Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Puriton Primary School Bridgwater hidden gem 79.0% Good undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Stawley Primary School Wellington 78.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 High Ham Church of England Primary School Langport 77.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Meare Village Primary School Glastonbury 77.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Bishops Hull Primary School Taunton 76.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 Neroche Primary School Ilminster 76.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Thurlbear Church of England Primary School Taunton 76.0% Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 All Saints Church School Yeovil 75.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Radstock 75.0% Requires improvement about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Taunton 75.0% Good declining about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School Taunton hidden gem 75.0% Good undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Manor Court Community Primary School Chard 75.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 St. Michael's Academy Yeovil 75.0% Good approximate
30 Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Taunton 73.0% Not judged improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Somerset Bridge Primary School Bridgwater 73.0% Good oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 St Gildas Catholic Primary School Yeovil 73.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 Kingsmoor Primary School Bridgwater 72.0% Good about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Bridgwater 72.0% Good about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 St Vigor & St John Church School Radstock 72.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Blackbrook Primary School Taunton 71.0% Good oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Bruton Primary School Bruton 71.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School Chard 71.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Cannington Church of England Primary School Bridgwater 71.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Taunton 71.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Keinton Mandeville Primary School Somerton hidden gem 71.0% Good undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School Shepton Mallet 71.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 Leigh On Mendip School Radstock hidden gem 70.0% Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 North Petherton Primary School Bridgwater 69.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Primrose Lane Primary School Yeovil 69.0% Outstanding about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Castle Cary Community Primary School Castle Cary 68.0% Requires improvement about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Enmore Church of England Primary School Bridgwater 68.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 Ashill Community Primary School Ilminster 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School Chard 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School Langport 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 Eastover Primary School Bridgwater 67.0% Good improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Huish Primary School Yeovil 67.0% Outstanding about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
53 Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School Martock 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
54 Long Sutton CofE Primary School Langport 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
55 Minerva Primary School Taunton 67.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
56 St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Wells 67.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
57 The Redstart Primary School Chard 67.0% Good declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
58 Parkfield Primary School Taunton 66.0% Good declining about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
59 St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Burnham-on-Sea 66.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.24 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
60 Willowdown Primary School Bridgwater 66.0% Requires improvement about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
61 Holy Trinity Church School Yeovil 65.0% Not judged about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
62 South Petherton Junior School South Petherton 65.0% Not judged improving approximate
63 St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Wells 65.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
64 St Margaret's School, Tintinhull Yeovil 65.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
65 Abbas and Templecombe Church School Templecombe 64.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
66 North Newton Community Primary School Bridgwater 64.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
67 St Aldhelms Church School Shepton Mallet 64.0% Requires improvement about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
68 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Crewkerne 64.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
69 Churchstanton Primary School Taunton 63.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
70 East Coker Community Primary School Yeovil 63.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
71 St George's Catholic School Taunton 63.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
72 Staplegrove Church School Taunton 63.0% Good oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
73 Ruishton Church of England School Taunton 62.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
74 West Pennard Church of England Primary School Glastonbury 62.0% Not judged improving oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
75 Oaklands Primary School Yeovil 61.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
76 Tatworth Primary School Chard 61.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
77 Catcott Primary School Bridgwater 60.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
78 Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Radstock 60.0% Good declining about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
79 Hinton St George Church of England Primary School Hinton St George 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
80 Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School Taunton 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
81 Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School Wellington 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
82 West Buckland Primary School Wellington 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
83 West Monkton Church of England School Taunton 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
84 Wiveliscombe Primary School Taunton 60.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
85 Birchfield Community Primary School Yeovil 59.0% Good improving about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
86 Chilthorne Domer Church School Yeovil 59.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
87 Dulverton Junior School Dulverton 59.0% Not judged declining approximate
88 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary Wincanton 59.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
89 Wellesley Park Primary School Wellington 59.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
90 Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre Bridgwater 59.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
91 Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School Somerton 58.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
92 North Town Academy Taunton 58.0% Good about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
93 Beech Grove Primary School Wellington 57.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
94 Horrington Primary School Wells 57.0% Requires improvement about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
95 Lyngford Park Primary School Taunton 57.0% Good about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
96 Norton Sub Hamdon Church School Stoke-Sub-Hamdon 57.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
97 Pawlett Primary School Academy Bridgwater 57.0% Good about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
98 Sampford Arundel Community Primary School Wellington 57.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
99 St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Glastonbury 57.0% Good approximate
100 St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge Templecombe 57.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
101 St John and St Francis Church School Bridgwater 56.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
102 St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School Shepton Mallet 56.0% Good approximate
103 Wincanton Primary School Wincanton 55.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
104 Berrow Primary Church Academy Burnham-on-Sea 54.0% Inadequate about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
105 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater Bridgwater 54.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
106 Milford Junior School Yeovil 53.0% Good approximate
107 Nerrols Primary School and Nursery Taunton 53.0% Good about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
108 Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Bridgwater 53.0% Good improving about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
109 Norton Fitzwarren Church School Taunton hidden gem 53.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
110 Oakhill Church School Radstock 53.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
111 Woolavington Village Primary School Bridgwater 53.0% Good improving about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
112 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Taunton 52.0% Good improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
113 St John's Church of England Primary School Wellington 52.0% Good about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
114 St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Frome 52.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
115 Ashcott Primary School Bridgwater 50.0% Good oversubscribed 1.35 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
116 Ashlands Church of England Primary School Crewkerne 50.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
117 Castle Primary School Stoke-Sub-Hamdon 50.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
118 Coxley Primary School Wells 50.0% Requires improvement about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
119 Hemington Primary School Radstock 50.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
120 Horsington Church School Templecombe 50.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
121 Middlezoy Primary School Bridgwater hidden gem 50.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
122 Priddy Primary School Wells hidden gem 50.0% Good undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
123 Westonzoyland Community Primary School Bridgwater 50.0% Not judged improving about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
124 Hamp Academy Bridgwater 49.0% Good approximate
125 St James Church School Taunton 49.0% Not judged about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
126 Brookside Community Primary School Street 48.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
127 St Andrew's Church School Taunton 47.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
128 Avishayes Community Primary School Chard 46.0% Not judged improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
129 Herne View Church of England Primary Ilminster 45.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
130 Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School Taunton 45.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
131 West Huntspill Primary Academy Highbridge 45.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
132 Cotford St Luke Primary School Taunton 44.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
133 Maiden Beech Academy Crewkerne 44.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
134 Otterhampton Primary School Bridgwater 44.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
135 Priorswood Primary School Taunton 44.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
136 Wellsprings Primary School Taunton 44.0% Good improving about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
137 Wembdon St George's Church School Bridgwater hidden gem 44.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
138 Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Crewkerne 43.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
139 Shepton Beauchamp Church School Ilminster 43.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
140 Bishops Lydeard Church School Taunton 42.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
141 Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School Taunton 40.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
142 Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary Taunton 40.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
143 Holway Park Community Primary School Taunton hidden gem 39.0% Good undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
144 Wookey Primary School Wells 38.0% Not judged about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
145 Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School Taunton 36.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
146 Spaxton CofE Primary School Bridgwater 36.0% Not judged about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
147 Stogursey Church of England Primary School Bridgwater 36.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
148 Stoke St Michael Primary School Radstock 33.0% Requires improvement about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
149 King Ina Church of England Academy Somerton 32.0% Requires improvement declining about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
150 Merriott Primary School Merriott 30.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
151 Churchfield Church School Highbridge 29.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
152 East Huntspill Primary Academy Highbridge 29.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
153 Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School Sherborne 25.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
154 Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Wellington 13.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
155 Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Yeovil 9.0% Requires improvement declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Somerset

65 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Somerset, not a fairer one.

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