64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
19%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
544.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
769
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Wadham School · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
-2pp
69%62%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
-2pp
47%40%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
42.3
+1.0
46.642.438.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.3
EBacc entry
19%
-8pp
60%40%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
EBacc APS
544.0
+12.4
602.3543.7485.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 544.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
769
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Yeovil Road, Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
Local authority
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 | 64% | 38% | 42.3 | Not applicable | 19% | 544.0 | 39% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 40% | 41.3 | -0.27 | 27% | 531.6 | 37% | 805 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 32% | 38.2 | -0.69 | 27% | 485.1 | 31% | 816 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 35% | 41.1 | -0.58 | 36% | 491.0 | 44% | 466 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 47% | 46.6 | +0.05 | 60% | 602.3 | 64% | 465 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 23% | 41.5 | -0.08 | 39% | 555.8 | 47% | 503 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 38% | 41.6 | -0.33 | 39% | — | 42% | 519 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 26.2 | C- | +0.06 | 0% | 19 |
| 2022/23 | 30.3 | C | — | Suppressed | 9 |
| 2021/22 | 34.3 | C+ | — | Suppressed | 15 |
| 2018/19 | 29.7 | C | -0.02 | 17% | 19 |
| 2017/18 | 20.0 | D | -0.57 | 5% | 47 |
| 2016/17 | 27.3 | C- | -0.30 | 4% | 29 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 769 | 16.3 | 17% | 3% | 19% | 10% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 805 | 17.2 | 16% | 3% | 18% | 11% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 816 | 19.0 | 16% | 2% | 19% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 466 | 15.2 | 13% | 1% | 18% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 477 | 14.7 | 11% | 1% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 465 | 14.5 | 9% | 2% | 20% | 7% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 503 | 15.0 | 9% | 2% | 18% | 7% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 519 | 15.4 | 9% | 1% | 19% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.