Best Schools in Yeovil

How many schools are there in Yeovil?

Yeovil has 30 open schools: 22 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 3 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Yeovil are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Yeovil were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Fiveways Special School, Preston CofE Primary School, Huish Primary School, Primrose Lane Primary School, Kingfisher Primary School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 26 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Fiveways Special SchoolPreston CofE Primary SchoolHuish Primary SchoolPrimrose Lane Primary SchoolKingfisher Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Yeovil get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Yeovil with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Preston School Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.3 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Westfield Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Buckler's Mead School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.3 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Preston School AcademyWestfield AcademyBuckler's Mead School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Yeovil have the best SATs results?

Of the 17 primary schools in Yeovil with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Countess Gytha Primary School (95% in reading, 100% in maths); Preston CofE Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); and North Cadbury Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Countess Gytha Primary SchoolPreston CofE Primary SchoolNorth Cadbury Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Yeovil?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Yeovil selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Yeovil have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Yeovil have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Somerset allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Yeovil?

Apply to Somerset through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.