Somervale Secondary SchoolWrithlington School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Radstock.
Summary of the comparison
Somervale Secondary School and Writhlington School are secondary schools in Radstock.
Somervale Secondary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Writhlington School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Somervale Secondary School is ahead on our composite score.
Somervale Secondary School was judged Good and Writhlington School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Somervale Secondary School and 40.3 for Writhlington School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Somervale Secondary School (45.6 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Writhlington School (48.8 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RadstockSomervale Secondary School | RadstockWrithlington School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure | 10th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 794 | 925 | |
| Capacity | 839 | 1,547 | |
| Location | Radstock, BA3 2JD | Radstock, BA3 3NQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 40.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.7% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.4% Stronger figure | 55.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.3% | 44.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 Stronger figure | 3.58 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 131 | 131 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 24 | 75 | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 Stronger figure | 27.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.1 Stronger figure | 28.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.8% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 794 | 925 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.8% | 28.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.1% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 25.4% | 15.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.4% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 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.
Somervale Secondary School
Writhlington School
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