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Wadham School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary controlled

Yeovil Road, Crewkerne TA18 7NT · wadhamschool.co.uk · 01460 270123

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.3
average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
763
97% of 788 places
Local authority
Somerset
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
20.4%
First language not English
4.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 140 (Places 155)140September 2023: 129 (Places 130)129September 2024: 147 (Places 151)147September 2025: 142 (Places 147)142September 2026: 87 (Places 87)87Places 87
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202687871100%
September 2025Sept 20251471421100%
September 2024Sept 20241511471100%
September 2023Sept 20231301291100%
September 2022Sept 20221551400.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.3, and 37.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C (29.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.6 (England 46.3)41.62017/18: 41.5 (England 46.5)41.52018/19: 46.6 (England 46.7)46.62021/22: 41.1 (England 48.8)41.12022/23: 38.2 (England 46.3)38.22023/24: 41.3 (England 45.9)41.32024/25: 42.3 (England 46.0)42.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.346.0
▼37.5%45.4%
●63.8%64.8%
▼19.1%40.5%
▼3.584.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form1.4−11.2
Sixth form college26+18.6
Further education52.7+3.8
Other education0.7−0.8
Apprenticeship7.5−8.8
Employment2.7−1.7
Not in a lasting destination6.2+0.3
Activity not captured2.7−0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 28.9 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 27.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 20.0 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 29.7 (England 32.9)CEngland 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
17 studentsC (29.7)Average -0.02
17 studentsC (29.7)Average -0.02
16.7%AAB or better
94.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1846D (20)-0.57
2016/1727C- (27.3)-0.30
2015/1640C (28.9)-0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University17.6−2.4
Further and other education17.7+11
Further education5.9—
Other education11.8—
Apprenticeship17.6—
Employment23.5−16.5
Not in a lasting destination5.9−14.1
Activity not captured17.6+4.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Wadham School on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (202 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
66%
Replies
202
26% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼69% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼68% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼78% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼59% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼47% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 53 parents (26%) with SEND

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