Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road, Yeovil, BA21 5AZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Swavek Nowakiewicz
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 123944
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01935476227
About this school
Fiveways Special School is a community special school in Yeovil. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fiveways Special School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Fiveways Special 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 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 18 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.33%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 13.15%
- Persistent absence
- 36.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairmead School0.8 miles
Special schools · Yeovil
-
Cambian Lufton College3.1 miles
Other types · Yeovil
-
Sherborne School for Girls3.8 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Sherborne Preparatory School4.1 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
-
Sherborne School4.2 miles
Independent schools · Sherborne
Other schools in Yeovil
- Cambian Lufton College Other types
- Fairmead 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 ages does Fiveways Special School teach?
- Fiveways Special School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Yeovil.
- Who is the headteacher of Fiveways Special School?
- The headteacher of Fiveways Special School is Mr Swavek Nowakiewicz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fiveways Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fiveways Special 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 many pupils are at Fiveways Special School?
- Fiveways Special School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Fiveways Special School full?
- Fiveways Special School has capacity for 100 pupils and 100 on roll (100%), 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 Fiveways Special School a faith school?
- No. Fiveways Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Fiveways Special School have?
- The schools register lists Fiveways Special School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fiveways Special 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 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fiveways Special School's absence rate?
- Fiveways Special School's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fiveways Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fiveways Special 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.