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Court Fields School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Mantle Street, Wellington TA21 8SW · courtfields.net · 01823 664201
On the mapSearch near TA21 8SW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 861
- 1 over 860 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 201 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 93% 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 | 192 | 201 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 179 | 183 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 166 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 185 | 183 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 143 | 139 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 43.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | — |
| Sixth form college | 32.4 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 48.2 | +3.6 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 4.3 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
Court Fields School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 104
- 14% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (34%) with SEND