Kingsmead AcademyCourt Fields School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Kingsmead Academy and Court Fields School are secondary schools.
Kingsmead Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Court Fields School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Court Fields School is ahead on our composite score.
Kingsmead Academy was judged the expected standard and Court Fields School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.6 for Kingsmead Academy and 44.0 for Court Fields School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kingsmead Academy (46.8 in 2021-22, 41.6 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Court Fields School (45.4 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TauntonKingsmead Academy | WellingtonCourt Fields School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 32 in Somerset | 14th of 32 in Somerset Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 892 | 861 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 860 | |
| Location | Taunton, TA4 2NE | Wellington, TA21 8SW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.6 | 44.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.3% | 33.6% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.9% | 60.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 195 | 146 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 879 | 826 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.1% | 23.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | 8.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 15.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.7% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.6% | 21.4% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Kingsmead Academy
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