Writhlington School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Knobsbury Lane
Writhlington
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 3NQ
Phone 01761433581
Reference Number 137548

General Makeup

Number of pupils 923
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.6%
Girls: 49.4%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 72 79 151
8 76 56 132
9 95 80 175
10 65 69 134
11 88 77 165
12 40 56 96
13 31 39 70

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.3%
Unclassified 4.8%
White, Other 3%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-10
Date Description Report
2023-09-27 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-06-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-06-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-10-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as Writhlington School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-10-20 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-10-20 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-03-11 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)
44.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57% 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 34.22 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.53 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 17% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 39 11
Third Preference 33 2
From another Local Authority 59 52

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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