54%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
33%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
7%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
736.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,294
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The King Alfred School an Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Somerset
Part ofTHE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
54%
+5pp
61%55%49%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
33%
+6pp
40%34%27%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33%
Attainment 8
40.5
+1.8
44.141.438.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.5
EBacc entry
7%
-13pp
31%19%7%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
EBacc APS
736.6
-43.1
823.2779.9736.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 736.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
27.6
+4.2
31.827.623.4
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27.6
A-level value added
-0.37
+0.2
-0.4-0.5-0.5
'24'25
'25 · -0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
7%
+2pp
8%6%4%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
C+C-D
'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,294
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Burnham Road, Highbridge, TA9 3EE
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 | 54% | 33% | 40.5 | Not applicable | 7% | 736.6 | 12% | 1,294 |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 27% | 38.7 | -0.53 | 20% | 779.8 | 20% | 1,336 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 30% | 40.1 | -0.44 | 25% | 808.8 | 25% | 1,354 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 40% | 44.1 | -0.26 | 31% | 823.2 | 31% | 1,309 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27.6 | C- | -0.37 | 7% | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.53 | 4% | 75 |
| 2022/23 | 26.6 | C- | — | 8% | 89 |
| 2021/22 | 31.8 | C+ | — | 8% | 86 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,294 | 16.4 | 13% | 6% | 31% | 11% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,336 | 18.1 | 13% | 6% | 29% | 12% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 1,354 | 19.5 | 12% | 6% | 28% | 12% | 36% |
| 2021/22 | 1,309 | 18.4 | 12% | 5% | 25% | 11% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 1,316 | 20.7 | 10% | 4% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,224 | 18.9 | 9% | 4% | 25% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.