Avalon School
Brooks Road, Street, BA16 0PS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Farnell (Executive Headteacher) Amy Norris (Head of School)
- Federation
- Bower Learning Partnership
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 123945
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 07904757483
About this school
Avalon School is a community special school in Street. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avalon 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 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 Avalon 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.38%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millfield School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Street
-
Compton Dundon School1.8 miles
Special schools · Somerset
-
Tor School2.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Glastonbury
-
The Levels School3.0 miles
Special schools
-
Millfield Preparatory School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Glastonbury
Other schools in Street
- Brookside Community Primary School Primary
- Elmhurst Junior School Primary
- Hindhayes Infant School Primary
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Crispin School Academy Secondary
- Millfield School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Avalon School teach?
- Avalon School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Avalon School?
- The headteacher of Avalon School is Mrs Helen Farnell (Executive Headteacher) Amy Norris (Head of School), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avalon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avalon 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 Avalon School?
- Avalon School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Avalon School full?
- Avalon School has capacity for 60 pupils and 81 on roll (135%), 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 Avalon School a faith school?
- No. Avalon School has no designated religious character.
- Is Avalon School part of an academy trust?
- Avalon School is part of the Bower Learning Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Avalon School have?
- The schools register lists Avalon School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Avalon School's absence rate?
- Avalon School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avalon School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avalon 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.