66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
35%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
25%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
400.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
578
Pupils · 2024/25
15%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 26/04/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Whitstone · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+2pp
66%60%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
35%
-8pp
43%36%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
Attainment 8
40.5
-3.1
44.241.839.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.5
EBacc entry
25%
+6pp
25%16%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 25%
EBacc APS
400.3
+30.1
423.1353.5283.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 400.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
578
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
15%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Charlton Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
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 | 66% | 35% | 40.5 | Not applicable | 25% | 400.3 | 26% | 578 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 43% | 43.6 | +0.06 | 19% | 370.2 | 21% | 584 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 38% | 43.9 | -0.30 | 19% | 365.3 | 23% | 555 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 40% | 44.2 | -0.28 | 12% | 423.1 | 14% | 559 |
| 2018/19 | 58% | 29% | 39.3 | -0.76 | 7% | 283.9 | 21% | 506 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 28% | 42.2 | -0.36 | 10% | 308.7 | 12% | 493 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 30% | 40.2 | -0.46 | 8% | — | 21% | 454 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 578 | 15.2 | 22% | 15% | 25% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 584 | 14.9 | 20% | 15% | 23% | 11% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 555 | 14.7 | 18% | 15% | 21% | 11% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 559 | 14.2 | 20% | 14% | 21% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 536 | 16.3 | 15% | 14% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 506 | 17.0 | 14% | 9% | 19% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 493 | 16.6 | 16% | 9% | 21% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 454 | 16.0 | 15% | 8% | 20% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.