Secondary schools and colleges in Somerset

  • National average
  • Average for this local authority

% of pupils achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs including maths and English

YearNational averageLocal average
201053.454
200949.849
200847.646.8
200746.346.8

Average point score per pupil at A/AS-level and equivalents

YearNational averageLocal average
2010744.8740.3
2009739.3732.2
2008740737.6
2007731.2737.6

How to use this table: Select column header to sort table, check boxes to compare schools

What does this mean? School name What does this mean? % 5 A*-C GCSEs What does this mean? English Bacc What does this mean? CVA What does this mean? A/AS points
Source: All data from Department for Education
King's College (IND) 100 79 NA 784
Bruton School for Girls (IND) 93 71 NA 863.4
Queen's College (IND) 93 69 NA 784.6
Haygrove School 65 34 982.9 NA
Huish Episcopi Science College 74 32 1008.7 NA
The Park School (IND) 58 29 NA 824.1
The Castle School 76 26 1009.9 NA
Kingsmead Community School 67 26 1001 NA
Sexey's School 73 25 1015.6 908.1
The Blue School 61 20 987.8 876.1
King Arthur's Community School 42 19 984.1 NA
Westfield Community School 47 19 989.5 NA
Heathfield Community School 70 18 1024.5 NA
Ansford School 54 18 986.6 NA
Chilton Cantelo School (IND) 69 18 NA NA
The Kings of Wessex School 70 16 1004.5 840.5
Holyrood Community School 54 16 995.7 747.8
Frome Community College 52 15 985.3 679.5
Stanchester Community School 50 15 980.6 NA
St Dunstan's Community School 47 13 986.2 NA
The King Alfred School 49 13 990.4 610
Crispin School 60 13 987.4 NA
The West Somerset Community College 50 12 1000 705.1
Wadham School 60 10 1001.8 778.3
Preston School 56 10 995.5 NA
Chilton Trinity Technology College 46 10 981.2 NA
Millfield School (IND) 27 9 NA 752.6
Whitstone 43 8 967.5 NA
Bishop Fox's Community School 53 6 1019.8 NA
Ladymead Community School (SHUT) 50 5 973.1 NA
Bucklers Mead Community School 36 4 978.9 NA
Robert Blake Science College 40 4 986.5 NA
Court Fields Community School 47 3 985.9 NA
East Bridgwater Community School 33 1 976.5 NA
Brymore School 33 0 993.7 NA
Wells Cathedral School (IND) 1 0 NA 824.4
Taunton School (IND) 0 0 NA 862.9
Downside School (IND) 93 0 NA 833
King's Bruton (IND) 0 0 NA 780.3
Wellington School (IND) 49 0 NA 868.7
The St Augustine of Canterbury School (SHUT) 20 0 921.4 NA
What do the table headers mean?
School name
Click on the name to visit the government's page of information and performance data for the school. For schools with both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 pupils, KS5 can be reached from a link on the KS4 page. IND = independent, SEL = selective, AC = academy, SHUT = school closed since exams. More detail
% 5 A*-C GCSEs
This benchmark measure is the percentage of pupils in the school who achieve passes graded between A* and C in five GCSE or equivalent qualifications, including maths and English GCSE. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
English baccalaureate
Introduced in 2010, this is the percentage of pupils in the school achieving A*-C GCSE passes in English, maths, two science subjects, a language and history or geography. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
Contextual value-added
A statistical measure of pupils' progress between leaving primary school and finishing Key Stage 4 (age 16), in comparison to other children from similar backgrounds. Higher numbers indicate better progress. WARNING: This measure cannot be ranked accurately - sorting the table gives a general indication only. SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
A/AS-level points
Points are allocated for A-levels, AS-levels and other Key Stage 5 qualifications, depending on the grade achieved. The score is the average number of points per pupil at the institution. More detail

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