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Somervale Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 2JD · somervaleschool.com · 01761 414276
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 781
- 93% of 839 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 138 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 138 | 111 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 162 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 169 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 39.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼39.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.1 | −13.6 |
| Sixth form college | 1.1 | — |
| Further education | 41.6 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 16.9 | +7.5 |
| Employment | 3.4 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | +5.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 students | C+ (34.7) | Average +0.22 | |
| 25 students | B- (35.7) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 11 students | Dist- (31.1) | Average +0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 24 | B- (37.3) | +0.76 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | B (41.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 13 | C (30.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 22 | C- (27) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | C- (27.4) | +0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 28 | C- (27.3) | -0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 16 | C+ (33.7) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.1 | +19.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4 | +2.7 |
| Employment | 25 | −21.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −3.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Somervale Secondary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 58
- 9% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (17%) with SEND