63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
44%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
520.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
794
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 29/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBath and North East Somerset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Somervale Secondary School · Secondary with sixth form · Bath and North East Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-1pp
66%61%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
+0pp
43%41%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
45.0
+1.7
50.346.843.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.0
EBacc entry
44%
-10pp
55%43%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
EBacc APS
520.3
+183.2
520.3428.8337.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 520.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
34.7
-2.6
41.534.227.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34.7
A-level value added
+0.22
-0.5
+0.8+0.3-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
19%
+1pp
33%26%18%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BC+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
794
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2JD
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
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 | 63% | 40% | 45.0 | Not applicable | 44% | 520.3 | 44% | 794 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 39% | 43.3 | +0.01 | 54% | 337.2 | 54% | 773 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 43% | 45.8 | +0.28 | 44% | 428.5 | 44% | 713 |
| 2021/22 | 56% | 41% | 45.6 | +0.04 | 30% | 351.5 | 30% | 629 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 42% | 50.3 | +0.56 | 55% | 418.8 | 57% | 514 |
| 2017/18 | 44% | 29% | 44.0 | +0.07 | 63% | 296.5 | 63% | 499 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 34% | 43.8 | -0.03 | 43% | — | 43% | 491 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 34.7 | C+ | +0.22 | 19% | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | B- | +0.76 | 18% | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | B | — | 33% | 21 |
| 2021/22 | 30.6 | C | — | Suppressed | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 27.0 | C- | -0.08 | 29% | 26 |
| 2017/18 | 27.4 | C- | +0.02 | Suppressed | 46 |
| 2016/17 | 27.3 | C- | -0.10 | Suppressed | 39 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 794 | 19.5 | 31% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 773 | 19.6 | 30% | 2% | 24% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 713 | 19.9 | 27% | 2% | 24% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 629 | 18.5 | 26% | 3% | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 601 | 19.0 | 27% | 3% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 514 | 16.3 | 21% | 2% | 22% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 499 | 15.8 | 19% | 2% | 23% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 491 | 15.5 | 17% | 2% | 25% | 6% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.