Buckler's Mead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 21 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
- 797 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 16.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 72.6%
Other White 7.5%
African 5.4%
Mixed 4%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| French | GCSE | 33 |
| Geography | GCSE | 111 |
| German | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Buckler's Mead School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 67 93 |
| Year 8 | 179 93 86 |
| Year 9 | 156 79 77 |
| Year 10 | 152 74 78 |
| Year 11 | 150 67 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 78.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |