Buckler's Mead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 148830
- Address
- 1 St. Johns Road, BA21 4NH
- Website
- http://bucklersmead.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 759 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 74.4%
Other White 9.9%
Mixed 3.9%
African 3.2%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.2
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 131 |
| French | GCSE | 25 |
| Geography | GCSE | 41 |
| German | GCSE | 35 |
| History | GCSE | 89 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 132 |
Admissions
Buckler's Mead School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 8 | 154 76 78 |
| Year 9 | 147 74 73 |
| Year 10 | 148 67 81 |
| Year 11 | 140 73 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 74.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |