King Arthur's School

State-Funded School

king-arthurs-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Glastonbury and SomertonConstituency

BA9 9BXPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

King Arthur's School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 450 pupils. King Arthur's School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.45

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

450

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 450
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jun 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
30 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
26 Jan 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.