Fosse Way School

Fosse Way School
Location
Longfellow Road Radstock , Somerset , BA3 3AL England
Information
Type	Special school
Department for Education URN	137493 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Fiona Skinner
Gender	Coeducational
Age	3to 19
Enrollment	226 (March 2025)
Website	https://www.fossewayschool.co.uk

Fosse Way School is an all-through special school in the town of Radstock in Somerset, England. The school converted to academy status in September 2011, and joined The Partnership Trust in 2013. ^[1]

The school offers residential places for autistic children at the on-site Fosse Way House. This provision is set to end in September 2025 due to Bath and North East Somerset Council ceasing to fund it. ^{[2] [3]}

The school is home to a special needs scout group named Fosse Way Explorer Scouts, which meets every week within school term time. ^[4]

Accolades

Fosse Way School earned the Widening Inclusivity in RE (WIRE) award in 2025. ^[5]

Incidents

Former teacher Thomas Marshall was dismissed from Fosse Way School in 2018 for using offensive language in front of students, in addition to physically harming them. While Marshall did not receive criminal charges, he was banned from teaching as a result of these incidents. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "About Our School - Fosse Way School" . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
2. Bullock, Clara (10 April 2025). "Overnight placements for Send pupils under threat". BBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. "Controversy as residential part of North East Somerset school is set to close later this year". The Week In. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
4. Clarke, Lewis (18 October 2024). "SEND-friendly Scout group launches at Radstock's Fosse Way School". Somerset Live. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
5. Clarke, Lewis (13 January 2025). "Fosse Way School wins top award for inclusive religious education". Somerset Live. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
6. "Teacher banned for abusing pupils with special needs". BBC News. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
7. Sumner, Stephen (17 February 2020). "Radstock teacher swore on a daily basis in front of pupils - and called them 'retards' and 'c**ts'". Bristol Live. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

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