Wadham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123893
- Address
- Yeovil Road, TA18 7NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 769 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 92.7%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 2.4%
Other 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.58
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Wadham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 73 81 |
| Year 8 | 145 85 60 |
| Year 9 | 150 75 75 |
| Year 10 | 159 85 74 |
| Year 11 | 152 69 83 |
| Year 13 | 9 5 4 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 46.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 8.0% 3.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.4% |