The Kings of Wessex Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cheddar, BS27 3AQ
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Fairlands Middle School
Masons Way, Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Local ranking28th of 34 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Good
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
508
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 September 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 411
- Boys
- 220 (54%)
- Girls
- 191 (46%)
- Capacity
- 508 (81% full)
- SEND
- 16.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.1%
- EAL
- 6.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 15.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,443/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.6%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
90.6%
White British
5.2%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Masons Way
Cheddar, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 147825
- UKPRN
- 10085819
- Establishment No.
- 4410
- Trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
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