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
Queen's College (IND) 93 69 NA 784.6
Bruton School for Girls (IND) 93 71 NA 863.4
Downside School (IND) 93 0 NA 833
The Castle School 76 26 1009.9 NA
Huish Episcopi Science College 74 32 1008.7 NA
Sexey's School 73 25 1015.6 908.1
Heathfield Community School 70 18 1024.5 NA
The Kings of Wessex School 70 16 1004.5 840.5
Chilton Cantelo School (IND) 69 18 NA NA
Kingsmead Community School 67 26 1001 NA
Haygrove School 65 34 982.9 NA
The Blue School 61 20 987.8 876.1
Wadham School 60 10 1001.8 778.3
Crispin School 60 13 987.4 NA
The Park School (IND) 58 29 NA 824.1
Preston School 56 10 995.5 NA
Ansford School 54 18 986.6 NA
Holyrood Community School 54 16 995.7 747.8
Bishop Fox's Community School 53 6 1019.8 NA
Frome Community College 52 15 985.3 679.5
Ladymead Community School (SHUT) 50 5 973.1 NA
Stanchester Community School 50 15 980.6 NA
The West Somerset Community College 50 12 1000 705.1
The King Alfred School 49 13 990.4 610
Wellington School (IND) 49 0 NA 868.7
St Dunstan's Community School 47 13 986.2 NA
Court Fields Community School 47 3 985.9 NA
Westfield Community School 47 19 989.5 NA
Chilton Trinity Technology College 46 10 981.2 NA
Whitstone 43 8 967.5 NA
King Arthur's Community School 42 19 984.1 NA
Robert Blake Science College 40 4 986.5 NA
Bucklers Mead Community School 36 4 978.9 NA
Brymore School 33 0 993.7 NA
East Bridgwater Community School 33 1 976.5 NA
Millfield School (IND) 27 9 NA 752.6
The St Augustine of Canterbury School (SHUT) 20 0 921.4 NA
Wells Cathedral School (IND) 1 0 NA 824.4
Taunton School (IND) 0 0 NA 862.9
King's Bruton (IND) 0 0 NA 780.3
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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