Somervale School Specialist Media Arts College is a secondary school located in Radstock. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Redfield Road, Radstock

School Information

Address: Redfield Road, Radstock, BA3 2JD
Website: http://www.somervaleschool.com
Telephone: 01761414276
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Joanna Postlethwaite
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136311

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 839
Number of Pupils: 601
Number of Boys: 317
Number of Girls: 284

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.56 Confidence interval 0.31 to 0.81
Of the 102 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 102 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's CofE Primary School
Redfield Road , Midsomer Norton BA3 2JN 		3out of 4 70 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Midsomer Norton Primary School
High Street , Midsomer Norton BA3 2DR 		3out of 4 553 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Longvernal Primary School
Clapton Road , Midsomer Norton BA3 2LP 		3out of 4 564 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Norton Hill Primary School
Silver Street , BA3 2UD 		- not rated 995 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Primary School
Longfellow Road , Westfield BA3 3XX 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somervale School Specialist Media Arts College
Redfield Road , Midsomer Norton BA3 2JD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norton Hill Academy
Charlton Road , Midsomer Norton BA3 4AD 		3out of 4 613 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fosse Way School
Longfellow Road , Radstock BA3 3AL 		4out of 4 1,157 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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