Fiveways Special School

Victoria Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5AZ

Outstanding

Inspected 18 June 2024

Outstanding

Ofsted

4–19

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Somerset →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 4–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 98 / 100 (98%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 18 June 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

52.3%

Disadvantaged

10.2%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

13.2%

Overall absence

36.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

16.44

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.3 vs 2023/24

40.71

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.7 vs 2023/24

£48,267

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 21% on leadership pay

↑ +£577 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

3.9

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£38,431

Spend per pupil

£36,875

Income per pupil

31%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.