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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 17 October 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry252 applications · 197 places offered · 193 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2025 1.2; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2024 1.2; Somerset median median 1.2
- 2023 1.2; Somerset median median 1.2
- 2022 1.2; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2021 1.1; Somerset median median 1.3
- 2020 1.2; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2019 1.3; Somerset median median 1.4
- 2018 1.2; Somerset median median 1.5
- 2017 1.4; Somerset median median 1.6
- 2016 1.4; Somerset median median 1.6
- 2015 1.3; Somerset median median 1.7
- 2014 1.4; Somerset median median 1.5
- This school
- Somerset median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 197 | 252 | 1.3 | 193 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 214 | 261 | 1.2 | 211 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 202 | 238 | 1.2 | 195 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 198 | 243 | 1.2 | 196 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 201 | 238 | 1.2 | 197 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 233 | 266 | 1.1 | 212 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 233 | 280 | 1.2 | 226 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 244 | 308 | 1.3 | 243 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 235 | 289 | 1.2 | 232 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 270 | 367 | 1.4 | 277 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 267 | 368 | 1.4 | 266 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 266 | 352 | 1.3 | 264 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 240 | 328 | 1.4 | 239 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 240 | 47.7 | 41% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 239 | 49.7 | 51% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 246 | 48.0 | 46% | 68% | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 227 | 50.2 | 50% | 72% | +0.27 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Blue SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.3applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · SomersetGood20241.6applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · Somerset20261.3applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · SomersetRemains Good20231.2applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · SomersetGraded · no overall grade2024
- 11.1 km · SomersetStandards maintained202447.2Attainment 8
- 13.2 km · SomersetGood2023
- 14.1 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20222.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 14.3 km · Bath and North East SomersetGraded · no overall grade20241.5applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137285 · 933/4504
- Trust
- The Blue School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,640 pupils · 1,362 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 17 August 2011
- Replaced
- The Blue School (URN 123892)
- Address
- Kennion Road, Wells, BA5 2NR
- Local authority
- Somerset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources