King Arthur's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 147016
- Address
- West Hill, BA9 9BX
- Website
- www.kingarthurs.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 468 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 88.9%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 3.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.8
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 71 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 71 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
King Arthur's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 95
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 101 57 44 |
| Year 8 | 116 63 53 |
| Year 9 | 94 51 43 |
| Year 10 | 77 36 41 |
| Year 11 | 80 40 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |