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The Blue School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kennion Road, Wells BA5 2NR · theblueschoolwells.co.uk · 01749 678799
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,362
- 83% of 1,640 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Blue School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 193 families put the school first and 197 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 | 197 | 193 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 211 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 195 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 196 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 201 | 197 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.7, and 50.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.1 | −10 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 37 | +8.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 students | B- (35.2) | Average -0.05 | |
| 100 students | B- (35.4) | Average -0.05 | |
| 34 students | Dist- (32.3) | Average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 138 | C+ (34.3) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 107 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 134 | B (39.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 101 | B- (35.8) | +0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 154 | B- (35.6) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 154 | C+ (34.2) | +0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 150 | C+ (34.8) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47 | −8.9 |
| Further and other education | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 4.6 | — |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 29.8 | +5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.6 | +6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Blue School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (231 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 231
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (28%) with SEND