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The Kings of Wessex Academy

Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ · URN 136783

Public data summary

6.5

out of 10 · 21 data sources

Coverage 62% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Pupils: 507
Age range: 13–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,194
Local authority: Somerset

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.34
GCSE Attainment 8: 49.7
A-level average: C+
Sustained education: 50.0%
University: 48.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.9%
Persistent absence: 25.3%
Free school meals: 10.3%
SEN support: 8.4%
English additional language: 3.5%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.2:1
Average class size: 21.3
Staff turnover: 13.3%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

7.0

5 contributing signals

Progress

8.0

1 contributing signals

Attendance

5.1

5 contributing signals

Resources

6.4

3 contributing signals

Equity

5.2

2 contributing signals

Destinations

6.6

5 contributing signals

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School contact

Official website

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