Wadham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 26 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123893
- Address
- Yeovil Road, TA18 7NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 805 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 91.7%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Wadham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 82 67 |
| Year 8 | 157 76 81 |
| Year 9 | 164 86 78 |
| Year 10 | 162 78 84 |
| Year 11 | 148 72 76 |
| Year 12 | 10 6 4 |
| Year 13 | 15 4 11 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 47.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 13.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 31.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 1.7% |