The Kings of Wessex Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Wells and Mendip HillsConstituency

BS27 3AQPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Kings of Wessex Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,043 pupils. The Kings of Wessex Academy is part of Wessex Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.3

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,043

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

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: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,043
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Wessex Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Apr 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.