Wells Cathedral School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 19 y.o.
Type
Independent schools
Funding
Independent school
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
123916
Address
15 The Liberty, BA5 2ST

Pupils

Number of Pupils
734 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
0%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
31.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 0%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 29.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.64
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE17
Business Studies:SingleGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE16
ChineseGCSE2
Classical CivilisationGCSE11
GeographyGCSE35
Media/Film/Tv StudiesGCSE9
MusicGCSE31
Year 2024-2025

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