The Blue School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Church of England
Address Kennion Road
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2NR
Phone 01749678799
Reference Number 137285

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1434
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.84%
Girls: 49.16%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 114 106 220
8 111 108 219
9 117 128 245
10 141 106 247
11 127 121 248
12 47 60 107
13 72 76 148

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.8%
White, Other 6.6%
White & Asian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Indian 1%
Irish 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-04
Date Description Report
2023-05-17 School inspection School inspection
2017-10-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as The Blue School
2011-05-17 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-05-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-03-13 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-05-17 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-05-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-03-13 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.51 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.53 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 10.7% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 31 6
Third Preference 10 1
From another Local Authority 10 5

Previous Years

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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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0.23 miles
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1.98 miles
Horrington Primary School
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2.03 miles
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2.07 miles
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3.14 miles
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School Hill, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1HL
3.18 miles
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3.4 miles
Bowlish Infant School
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4.34 miles
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4.89 miles
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4.94 miles
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Paul Street, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA
4.95 miles
Name Distance
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15 The Liberty, Wells, BA5 2ST
0.46 miles
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4.94 miles
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