Fairmead School
Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Felstead
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 123940
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935421295
About this school
Fairmead School is a community special school in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 152 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 95.0 | 84.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 96.0 | 88.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 18 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.8 | 0.9 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.51 -2.35 to -0.67 | -1.91 -2.58 to -1.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fairmead School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.8 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.9 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.67%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 17.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fiveways Special School0.8 miles
Special schools · Yeovil
-
Cambian Lufton College2.7 miles
Other types · Yeovil
-
Chilton Bridge School4.1 miles
Special schools
-
Sherborne School for Girls4.2 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Sherborne Preparatory School4.6 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
Other schools in Yeovil
- Cambian Lufton College Other types
- Fiveways Special School Special schools
- All Saints Church School Primary
- Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Primary
- Birchfield Community Primary School Primary
- Chilthorne Domer Church School Primary
- Countess Gytha Primary School Primary
- East Coker Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church School Primary
- Huish Primary School Primary
- Ilchester Community School Primary
- Kingfisher Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairmead School teach?
- Fairmead School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairmead School?
- The headteacher of Fairmead School is Mrs Tracy Felstead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairmead School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairmead School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Fairmead School?
- Fairmead School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Fairmead School full?
- Fairmead School has capacity for 140 pupils and 152 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairmead School a faith school?
- No. Fairmead School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Fairmead School have?
- The schools register lists Fairmead School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fairmead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fairmead School's absence rate?
- Fairmead School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairmead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairmead School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.