OFSTED
25 January 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Studio schools
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
152
152 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
65
42.8% of pupils
Male pupils
87
57.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.1 pts
below England
School
19.7%
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.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.1%
140
Any other White background
2.6%
4
Unclassified
2.0%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
1
Caribbean
0.7%
1
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
32.9%
50 of
152 pupils
12.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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
30.5
8.7 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.31 · 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
16.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
9.93 pts
higher than
England
School
16.15%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
56.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
40.94 pts
higher than
England
School
56.76%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.60 pts
higher than
England
School
5.41%
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
60.8%
31.5 pts
below England
Somerset Studio School
60.8%
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.