Whitstone is a secondary school located in Shepton Mallet. 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 21/02/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Charlton Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Website: http://www.whitstoneschool.org/
Telephone: 01749345555
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Guy Swallow
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137192

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 625
Number of Pupils: 536
Number of Boys: 265
Number of Girls: 271

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.76 Confidence interval -1.03 to -0.48
Of the 85 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 84 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:7%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School
Paul Street , BA4 5LA
3out of 4 306 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery
Waterloo Road , BA4 5HE
3out of 4 559 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bowlish Infant School
Bowlish , BA4 5JQ
3out of 4 1,380 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Chelynch Park , BA4 4PL
3out of 4 2,660 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitstone
Charlton Road , BA4 5PF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.