The Mendip School

Type Special School / Free schools special
Age Range 4-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Edmund Rack Road
Prestleigh
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 4FZ
Phone 01749838040
Reference Number 142118

General Makeup

Number of pupils 164
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 71.95%
Girls: 28.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 1 7
2 10 1 11
3 7 1 8
4 6 1 7
5 12 5 17
6 8 2 10
7 7 6 13
8 12 6 18
9 11 7 18
10 8 5 13
11 16 5 21
12 4 2 6
13 3 Unknown 3

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.7%
Unclassified 10.4%
White, Other 6.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Indian 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-16
Date Description Report
2023-10-04 School inspection School inspection
2018-07-12 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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 4.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 9.1% 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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How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 0% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing -5.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths -10.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

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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Destinations after GCSE's

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