The Blue School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wells, BA5 2NR
- Distance
- 8.3km away
Whitstone
Charlton Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Local ranking18th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
625
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 110
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 13.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 578
- Boys
- 265 (49%)
- Girls
- 280 (51%)
- Capacity
- 625 (87% full)
- SEND
- 21.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.6%
- EAL
- 15.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,590/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
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.4%
- White Other: 14.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
80.4%
White British
14.6%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Charlton Road
Shepton Mallet, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 137192
- UKPRN
- 10034757
- Establishment No.
- 4282
- Trust
- WHITSTONE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
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