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

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
26.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award16
Sports StudiesTechnical Award62
Speech & DramaTechnical Award11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE12
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE6
BiologyGCSE11
ChemistryGCSE11
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Design & TechnologyGCSE44
English LanguageGCSE144
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Buckler's Mead School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
140
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
112
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
112
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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