The Kings of Wessex Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 13 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
136783
Address
Station Road, BS27 3AQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1045 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
4%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.8%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.2%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 3.1%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 52%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 56%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.35
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award31
Speech & DramaTechnical Award27
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE34
Art & DesignGCSE42
BiologyGCSE60
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE60
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE44
Design & TechnologyGCSE37
English LanguageGCSE246
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
256
135
121
Year 10
276
139
137
Year 11
249
115
134
Year 12
131
71
60
Year 13
133
67
66
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
80.7%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
47.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
61.0%
16.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
2.0%
15.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
6.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
5.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
52.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
32.0%
19.6%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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