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King Arthur's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
West Hill, Wincanton BA9 9BX · kingarthurs.org.uk · 0196332368
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- 64% of 700 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.8%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 70 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 95 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 88 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 114 | 100 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.6, and 34.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.45 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123869)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 60.3 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 11.5 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected King Arthur's School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123869), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123869)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123869)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 88
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (22%) with SEND