OFSTED
27 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
894
894 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
433
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
461
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.8 pts
above England
School
25.6%
Bath and North East Somerset
15.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.6%
783
Any other White background
3.2%
29
Unclassified
3.1%
28
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
11
White and Asian
1.2%
11
African
0.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.7%
203 of
894 pupils
1.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
40.3
1.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.08 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.04 pts
higher than
England
School
9.25%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.43 pts
higher than
England
School
26.25%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.93 pts
higher than
England
School
4.74%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.85%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
57.8%
34.5 pts
below England
Writhlington School
57.8%
Bath and North East Somerset
82.3%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.