Tor School
Beckery New Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9NS
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Hill
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 67
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 134694
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458258296
About this school
Tor School is a special school in Glastonbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tor School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Tor 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 17 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 22 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.59%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millfield School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Street
-
Millfield Preparatory School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Glastonbury
-
Avalon School2.1 miles
Special schools · Street
-
Abbot's Way School3.1 miles
Special schools
-
The Levels School3.7 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Butleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meare Village Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Primary
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School Primary
- West Pennard Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Dunstan's School Secondary
- Millfield Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Tor School teach?
- Tor School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Glastonbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Tor School?
- The headteacher of Tor School is Mr Matthew Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tor 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 Tor School?
- Tor School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Tor School full?
- Tor School has capacity for 67 pupils and 30 on roll (45%), so it has space against 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 Tor School a faith school?
- No. Tor School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tor School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Tor School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.