Avalon School, Street

The nearest other special schools to Avalon School are Compton Dundon School (1.8 miles, Good); The Levels School (3 miles); Dovecote School (4.1 miles, selective); and Abbot's Way School (4.2 miles).

Of the 10 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 100% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college.

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 0% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at Avalon School has an education, health and care plan (81 of 81 in 2026). The most common need among them is autism.

Avalon School provides for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Avalon School.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brookside School (n-bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Avalon School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Avalon School issued 3 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils, and no permanent exclusions.