29.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
227.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
734
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Wells Cathedral School · All-through · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
29.9
+0.9
32.729.626.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29.9
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
227.5
-9.2
264.5246.0227.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 227.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
38.1
-0.5
45.541.838.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.1
A-level value added
+0.22
+0.3
+0.4+0.2-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
17%
-7pp
29%23%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
AB+B-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
734
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
15 The Liberty, Wells, BA5 2ST
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 29.9 | Not applicable | 0% | 227.5 | 2% | 734 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 29.0 | Not published | 0% | 236.7 | 5% | 780 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 26.4 | Not published | 0% | 231.0 | 5% | 777 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 32.3 | Not published | 0% | 264.5 | 15% | 764 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 32.7 | Not published | 0% | 255.2 | 9% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 27.1 | Not published | 0% | 200.2 | 7% | 750 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 36.2 | Not published | 0% | — | 66% | 767 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | B- | +0.22 | 17% | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | B | -0.08 | 24% | 94 |
| 2022/23 | 41.4 | B | — | 25% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 45.5 | A- | — | 29% | 89 |
| 2018/19 | 38.5 | B | +0.40 | 21% | 93 |
| 2017/18 | 36.8 | B- | +0.08 | 21% | 105 |
| 2016/17 | 40.5 | B | +0.28 | 32% | 112 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 734 | — | 32% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 780 | — | 34% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 777 | — | 15% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 764 | — | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 712 | — | 15% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 762 | — | 17% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 750 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 767 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.