The Kings of Wessex Academy

Type	Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range	13-18
Religion	Church of England
Address	Station Road Cheddar Somerset BS27 3AQ
Phone	01934742608
Reference Number	136783

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1045
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 50.43% Girls: 49.57%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	11%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

20.4

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
9	135	121	256
10	139	137	276
11	115	134	249
12	71	60	131
13	67	66	133

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	90.2%
White, Other	3.3%
White & Asian	1.5%
Indian	1.1%
White & Black (African)	0.9%
Unclassified	0.8%
Irish	0.4%
Mixed, Other	0.4%
Asian, Other	0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.3%
Chinese	0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Inspection Date	2024-12-17

Date	Description	Report
2024-11-05	School inspection	School inspection
2018-11-13	Short inspection	Short inspection
2017-10-10	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2015-03-05	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2012-02-14	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
2012-01-24	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
Previously as The Kings of Wessex School
2010-02-03	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-11-11	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2007-04-25	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2002-12-02	Full inspection	Full inspection
2010-02-03	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-11-11	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2007-04-25	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2002-12-02	Full inspection	Full inspection

Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	33.44	Unlock	Unlock
Average Points (best 3)	31.65	Unlock	Unlock

Grades

	School	Local	Nationwide
Average Grade	C+	C+	C+
Average Grade (best 3)	C	B-	C+

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	15.2%	Unlock	Unlock

Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name	Distance
Cheddar First School Hillfield, The Hayes, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3HN	0.24 miles
Fairlands Middle School Masons Way, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3PG	0.34 miles
Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School School Lane, Draycott, Somerset, BS27 3SD	1.58 miles
Axbridge Church of England First School Academy Moorland Street, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2BA	1.82 miles
Shipham Church of England First School Turnpike Road, Shipham, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1TX	2.93 miles
Weare Academy First School Notting Hill Way, Weare, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2JS	3.09 miles
Winscombe Primary School Moorham Road, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1HH	3.69 miles
St Lawrence's CofE Primary School School Hill, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HL	3.77 miles
Wedmore First School Academy Blackford Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4BS	3.91 miles
Burrington Church of England Primary School Burrington, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 7AD	4.13 miles
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School Blackford, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4ND	4.5 miles
Priddy Primary School Priddy, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BE	4.51 miles
Blagdon Primary School Bath Road, Blagdon, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 7RW	4.52 miles
Sandford Primary School 49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 5PA	4.54 miles
Churchill Church of England Primary School Pudding Pie Lane, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5EL	4.59 miles

Name	Distance
Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, BS25 1PD	3.24 miles
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Churchill Green, Churchill, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 5QN	4.49 miles