King Arthur's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 29 2025 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
- 448 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 88.8%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 72 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 71 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
| Geography | GCSE | 53 |
| History | GCSE | 48 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
King Arthur's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 97 59 38 |
| Year 8 | 94 52 42 |
| Year 9 | 100 54 46 |
| Year 10 | 85 47 38 |
| Year 11 | 72 33 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |