Somervale Secondary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Radstock, BA3 2JD
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Norton Hill Academy
Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 4AD
Local ranking3rd of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1718
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 276
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 51.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 32.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
109
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 333
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1765
- Boys
- 868 (49%)
- Girls
- 889 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1718 (102% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.3%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 102.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,627/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.5%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Asian Indian: 0.2%
91.5%
White British
3.9%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Charlton Road
Radstock, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136335
- UKPRN
- 10031920
- Establishment No.
- 4128
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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