68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
22%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
555.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
826
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Court Fields School · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
68%
+17pp
68%60%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
+13pp
43%37%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
42.8
+2.5
45.442.840.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.8
EBacc entry
22%
+8pp
29%18%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
EBacc APS
555.0
+82.3
597.8535.3472.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 555.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
826
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
Mantle Street, Wellington, TA21 8SW
Local authority
Somerset
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 43% | 42.8 | Not applicable | 22% | 555.0 | 29% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 30% | 40.3 | -0.26 | 14% | 472.7 | 16% | 798 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 41% | 43.2 | -0.33 | 7% | 566.8 | 11% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 59% | 41% | 45.4 | -0.21 | 13% | 597.8 | 16% | 755 |
| 2018/19 | 59% | 33% | 43.0 | -0.43 | 29% | 538.5 | 39% | 776 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 37% | 44.1 | -0.33 | 20% | 496.3 | 26% | 755 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 33% | 44.4 | -0.30 | 18% | — | 25% | 724 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 826 | 16.8 | 18% | 9% | 23% | 9% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 798 | 16.8 | 18% | 7% | 21% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 751 | 15.6 | 16% | 7% | 23% | 10% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 755 | 15.7 | 15% | 6% | 24% | 11% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 762 | 18.2 | 14% | 7% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 776 | 17.6 | 12% | 5% | 22% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 755 | 17.8 | 14% | 4% | 22% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 724 | 19.4 | 18% | 4% | 22% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.