Beaminster SchoolWadham School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beaminster School and Wadham School are secondary schools.
Beaminster School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wadham School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beaminster School is ahead on our composite score.
Beaminster School was judged Good and Wadham School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Beaminster School and 42.3 for Wadham School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Beaminster School (47.2 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wadham School (41.1 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BeaminsterBeaminster School | CrewkerneWadham School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 29 in Dorset | 25th of 34 in Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary controlled school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 679 | 769 | |
| Capacity | 760 | 788 | |
| Location | Beaminster, DT8 3EP | Crewkerne, TA18 7NT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 42.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.6% Stronger figure | 37.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.9% Stronger figure | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.3% Stronger figure | 19.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 Stronger figure | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 117 | 152 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 39 2024-25 | 13 2023-24 | |
| A-level average points | 25.2 2024-25 · England 35.0 | 26.3 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.4 | |
| A-level average grade | C- 2024-25 | C- 2023-24 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 24.7 2024-25 · England 35.8 | 28.6 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 35.1 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5% | 0.0% 2023-24 · England 17.1% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 679 | 769 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.4% | 19.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 18.3% | 12.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.2% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 9.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 25.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beaminster School
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