Wadham School, Crewkerne

In its own words: "We are a learning community in which all young people are supported and encouraged to achieve their potential. We are as proud of the students who achieve the highest grades in public examinations, as we are of those whose progress opens up for them possibilities otherwise closed. Our curriculum provides for all equally."

In 2026, pupils at Wadham School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.3 in Somerset and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Somerset and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.27: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 25.9, against 45.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 87 families put Wadham School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

202 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wadham School (as of September 2025): 66% would recommend the school, 69% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 17 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 18% went on to university or other higher education, 18% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Wadham School has a SEN unit for social, emotional and mental health needs: 6 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Crewkerne Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wadham School (n-bound), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wadham School issued 293 suspensions, 38.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Wadham School are Ashlands Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles), Maiden Beech Academy (1.1 miles) and Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.