OFSTED
21 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
Boys
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
1,232
1,232 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
127
10.3% of pupils
Male pupils
1,105
89.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.4 pts
below England
School
9.4%
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.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.0%
961
Any other White background
5.8%
71
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
41
Unclassified
2.4%
29
White and Asian
1.9%
24
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
22
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
18.3%
226 of
1,232 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 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
55.0
15.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.45 · 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
6.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
6.13%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
15.70%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
1.89%
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
116.8%
24.5 pts
above England
Beechen Cliff School
116.8%
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.