King Arthur's School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address West Hill
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9BX
Phone 0196332368
Reference Number 147016

General Makeup

Number of pupils 448
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.69%
Girls: 45.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 59 38 97
8 52 42 94
9 54 46 100
10 47 38 85
11 33 39 72

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.8%
White, Other 4.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Asian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Mixed, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-06-09
Date Report
2025-04-29 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 09 June 2025
2022-11-29 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 31 January 2023

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 34.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54.8% Unlock Unlock

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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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 26 1
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 3 3

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Station Road, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9EL
0.58 miles
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Tout Hill, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DH
0.61 miles
Horsington Church School
Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0BW
2.61 miles
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
School Lane, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0HP
3.7 miles
Bruton Primary School
Higher Backway, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DP
4.17 miles
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5BN
4.19 miles
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4NL
4.23 miles
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
4.3 miles
Castle Cary Community Primary School
Park Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EH
4.5 miles
Name Distance
Marchant Holliday School
North Cheriton, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0AH
1.83 miles
Sexey's School
Cole Road, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DF
3.82 miles
King's Bruton
Plox, Bruton, BA10 0ED
4 miles
Ansford Academy
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4.72 miles
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