OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
3 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Trust
LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,180
1,180 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
628
53.2% of pupils
Male pupils
552
46.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.4 pts
below England
School
15.4%
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.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.5%
1,032
Any other White background
6.9%
82
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
18
White and Asian
1.0%
12
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
7
Unclassified
0.5%
6
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
15.0%
177 of
1,180 pupils
5.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
49.8
10.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.10 · 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
9.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.88 pts
higher than
England
School
9.10%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.93%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.11 pts
higher than
England
School
26.93%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.86%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.06 pts
higher than
England
School
3.86%
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
94.2%
1.9 pts
above England
Chew Valley School
94.2%
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.