The Blue School is a secondary school located in Wells. 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 18/10/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kennion Road, Wells, BA5 2NR
Website: https://www.theblueschoolwells.co.uk/
Telephone: 01749678799
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Woodlock
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137285

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1640
Number of Pupils: 1508
Number of Boys: 758
Number of Girls: 750

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.13 Confidence interval -0.03 to 0.29
Of the 257 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 247 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50
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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Lovers Walk , BA5 2QL
3out of 4 413 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stoberry Park School
North Road , BA5 2TJ
3out of 4 1,023 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School
Keward Avenue , BA5 1TS
2out of 4 1,073 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School
Keward Walk , BA5 1TZ
3out of 4 1,134 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blue School
Kennion Road , BA5 2NR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wells Cathedral School
15 The Liberty , BA5 2ST
- not rated 801 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.