The Levels School
7 Bath Road, Ashcott, TA7 9QS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Cook
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 95
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 147989
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458211014
About this school
The Levels School is an independent special school in Somerset. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Levels School under its current framework. 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
The Levels School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 24.1 | 16.6 | 11.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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 The Levels 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 | 24.1 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 16.6 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 86
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dovecote School1.2 miles
Special schools
-
Avalon School3.0 miles
Special schools · Street
-
Abbot's Way School3.1 miles
Special schools
-
Tor School3.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Glastonbury
-
Millfield School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Street
Common questions
- What ages does The Levels School teach?
- The Levels School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Somerset.
- Who is the headteacher of The Levels School?
- The headteacher of The Levels School is Mrs Caroline Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Levels School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Levels School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Levels School?
- The Levels School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is The Levels School full?
- The Levels School has capacity for 95 pupils and 90 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Levels School a faith school?
- No. The Levels School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Levels School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 24.1 in 2022/23 and 11.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Levels School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Levels 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 24 July 2026.