YEOVIL’S Fiveways School is celebrating 19 years of ‘Outstanding’ education.

Staff and pupils from the school were joined by guests including the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq, and leader of Somerset Council, councillor Bill Revans, to unveil a plaque to honour the achievement.

The Somerset Council maintained school, which caters for pupils aged four to 19 with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, was awarded its most recent Outstanding rating following an inspection in June this year.

The achievement has been praised by Sir Martyn Oliver, His Majesty’s chief inspector at Ofsted, in a letter to the school.

Swavek Nowakiewicz, headteacher at Fiveways, said: “We are incredibly proud to celebrate not only our outstanding rating from the most recent inspection in June 2024, but also the past 19 years of consistent recognition for the high-quality education we provide our pupils.

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“It was a pleasure to share this moment with key representatives from the local authority, and an honour to receive the award from the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr. Mohammed Saddiq.”

Cllr Revans said: “It was a privilege to meet the inspirational headteacher Swavek Nowakiewicz, meet many of the staff and students and look at the amazing work that they do for students with a huge variety of needs.

Headteacher, Swavek Nowakiewicz, takes Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Mohammed Saddiq and leader of Somerset Council, Bill Revans, on a tour of the school Picture: Somerset Council

“From Reception through to its sixth form it is clearly a school that is embedded in its community.

“Many congratulations on a truly remarkable achievement.”

Fiveways School has also recently become the first school in the south west to be awarded Centre of Excellence status for their MOVE (Movement Opportunities via Education) programme.

Representatives from MOVE will present a plaque later this month in recognition of this achievement.