Private schools in Somerset
35 fee-paying schools are registered in Somerset: 16 mainstream and 19 special. 1 is single-sex. 23 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
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Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Hallows School Shepton Mallet, BA4 4SF | 3 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 201 | 64% |
| Chard School Chard, TA20 1QA | 4 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 58 | 48% |
| Downside School Radstock, BA3 4RJ | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Roman Catholic | 249 | 59% |
| Hazlegrove Preparatory School Yeovil, BA22 7JA | 2 to 14 | Mixed | Anglican/Christian | 375 | 85% |
| King's Bruton Bruton, BA10 0ED | 13 to 19 | Mixed | Anglican/Christian | 304 | 80% |
| King's College Prep Taunton, TA2 8AA | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Church of England | 260 | 61% |
| King's College Taunton Taunton, TA1 3LA | 13 to 19 | Mixed | Church of England | 389 | 79% |
| Millfield Preparatory School Glastonbury, BA6 8LD | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 435 | 83% |
| Millfield School Street, BA16 0YD | 12 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 1,276 | 96% |
| Perrott Hill School Limited Crewkerne, TA18 7SL | 2 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 134 | 61% |
| Queen's College Taunton, TA1 4QS | 3 to 19 | Mixed | Methodist | 613 | 86% |
| Springmead Preparatory School Somerset, BA11 6TA | 2 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 100 | 76% |
| Taunton Preparatory School Taunton, TA2 6AE | 0 to 13 | Mixed | Non-faith | 588 | 102% |
| Taunton School Taunton, TA2 6AD | 8 to 19 | Mixed | Christian | 667 | 86% |
| Wellington School Wellington, TA21 8NT | 2 to 20 | Mixed | Christian | 776 | 72% |
| Wells Cathedral School Wells, BA5 2ST | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Christian | 670 | 84% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dimensions Chard, TA20 3AJ | 7 to 25 | Mixed | Non-faith | 69 | 108% |
| Abbot's Way School | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 39 | 98% |
| Cambian Somerset School Taunton, TA3 5PX | 10 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 44 | 98% |
| Chilton Bridge School | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 115 | 88% |
| Compton Dundon School Somerset, TA11 6TE | 5 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 17 | 71% |
| Dovecote School | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 105 | 81% |
| Fromefield Manor School Frome, BA11 2AB | 11 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 17 | 57% |
| Inaura School Bridgwater, TA7 0RB | 8 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 32 | 89% |
| Marchant Holliday School Templecombe, BA8 0AH | 5 to 14 | Boys | Non-faith | 65 | 87% |
| Newbury Manor School Frome, BA11 3RG | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 62 | 95% |
| North Hill House Frome, BA11 2HB | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 64 | 97% |
| Park House School Taunton, TA2 7AX | 8 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 20 | 77% |
| Petherton Park School Somerset, TA6 6NA | 7 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 80% |
| Sedgemoor Manor School Highbridge, TA9 4NP | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 95 | 95% |
| Silver Bridge School | 6 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 58 | 89% |
| Somerset Progressive School Taunton, TA3 5RH | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 65 | 100% |
| The Levels School | 7 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 90 | 95% |
| The Orchard School Potters Bar, EN6 1AG | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 4 | 20% |
| Wessex Lodge School Frome, BA11 4LA | 5 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 77 | 86% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Somerset, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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