Avalon School, Street

Good
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1119

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Helen Farnell (Executive Headteacher) Amy Norris (Head of School)
Pupils:81 / 60 capacity
LA:Somerset
Phone:07904757483
Address:Brooks Road, Street, BA16 0PS
Federation:Bower Learning Partnership
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 18 July 2023View full report
URN:123945
UKPRN:10014983
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Glastonbury and Somerton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2014 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

49.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Brookside School (N-bound)
79m · 1 min walk
Smithfield Road (W-bound)
169m · 3 min walk
Pearmain Road (opp)
322m · 5 min walk
Green Lane Avenue (N-bound)
349m · 6 min walk
Pine Close (E-bound)
352m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

135%

Over capacity

81 pupils

60 capacity

21 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Street

Low pressure
New homes approved:182
Projected new pupils:33

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Street

Admissions Demand - Somerset

Low demand0.91x oversubscription

Places available

5,071

Applications

4,601

Got 1st preference

92.0%

Got preferred school

96.7%

Secondary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

18 July 2023
9 January 2018
22 May 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.09829%

Overall absence

25.42373%

Persistent absence

59

Enrolments

Authorised7.15923%
Unauthorised1.93906%
Persistent (10%+)25.42373%
Severe (50%+)1.69492%

Absence trend

3.86061%
18/19
7.84615%
20/21
12.47509%
21/22
9.62355%
22/23
7.65228%
23/24
9.09829%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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