School profile
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ
Overview
The Kings of Wessex Academy is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Cheddar, South West, for pupils aged 13–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- Ages 13–18
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- School capacity
- 1,194
- Pupils on roll
- 1,043
- URN
- 136783
Admissions
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Academy trust or group
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.
School places
DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)
- Capacity at survey date
- 1,194
- Pupils on roll
- 1,048
- Unfilled places at survey date
- 146
A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data
Official performance data
School performance
Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.
2024/25 results
Attainment 8 score
- School
- 48.7
- England
- 47.1
Pupils included: 268
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
- School
- 53.7%
- England
- 46.5%
Pupils included: 268
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
- School
- 74.3%
- England
- 66.4%
Pupils included: 268
Entering the EBacc
- School
- 37.7%
- England
- 41.5%
Pupils included: 268
Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Source: Department for Education · School performance data.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Other recent inspection activity
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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 6 November 2024 · Published 16 December 2024
Outcome: Standards maintained
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ
- Local authority
- Somerset
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