King Arthur's School
Wincanton, BA9 9BX · Somerset · secondary school
24th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset we can score, 35 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 888 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.4/10 among them, against 2.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 34.2 · 26 | 46% | 1.19 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.21 · 34 | 38% | 1.31 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 40.6 · 23 | 15% | 0.36 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 34.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 40.6, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 in 2023/24 was -0.21, meaning pupils did worse than nationally similar peers. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.4 out of 10 among them, against 2.9 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Aspire Clubs and take part in a ski trip, a Berlin trip, an outdoor adventure experience in France, and a Normandy trip.
Getting in. The school has 448 pupils in a capacity of 700, leaving 252 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their current attainment and the national median? What specific support is available for students who are not progressing as expected? How do the smaller class sizes influence individual teaching time?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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