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The Kings of Wessex Academy

URN
136783
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Kings of Wessex Academy
URN
136783
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

70 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

66

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of secondary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#8 of 29 schools in Somerset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
16 December 2024
Inspection date
6 November 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 16 December 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Somerset)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.kowessex.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Somerset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

48.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

53.7%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

74.3%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

37.7%

EBacc achievement

Location

BS27 3AQ - Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset
Postcode
BS27 3AQ
Phone
1934742608
Website
http://www.kowessex.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Somerset
Local authority code
933

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 599 schools in Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

599

Open schools

307

Closed schools

292

Primary schools

387

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 December 20246 November 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 16 December 2024
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      16 December 2024
      Inspected
      6 November 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    15.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    36.0

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.27

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    13.4%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    88.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    4.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    5.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    3.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    60

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary387 (64.6%)
    • Secondary60 (10.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other152 (25.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Kings of Wessex School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Cheddar First School384 mPrimaryOpen
    Cheddar First School384 mPrimaryClosed
    Fairlands Middle School551 mMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    Fairlands Middle School551 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Draycott and Rodney Stoke Church of England First School2.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Axbridge Church of England First School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Axbridge Church of England First School Academy2.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Cornerstone School3.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    • The Kings of Wessex School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Cheddar First School
      Distance
      384 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Cheddar First School
      Distance
      384 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Fairlands Middle School
      Distance
      551 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ansford AcademySecondaryBA7 7JJOpen
    Ansford SchoolSecondaryBA7 7JJClosed
    Bishop Fox's Community SchoolSecondaryTA1 3HQClosed
    Bishop Fox's SchoolSecondaryTA1 3HQOpen
    Brymore AcademySecondaryTA5 2NBOpen
    • Ansford Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BA7 7JJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ansford School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BA7 7JJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Fox's Community School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TA1 3HQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Fox's School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      TA1 3HQ
      Status
      Open
    • Brymore Academy
    Fairlands Middle School
    Distance
    551 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Draycott and Rodney Stoke Church of England First School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Axbridge Church of England First School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Axbridge Church of England First School Academy
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Cornerstone School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    TA5 2NB
    Status
    Open