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Schools in Somerset
This page shows schools in this area ranked on the basis of their "value added" measures from Key Stage 2 to GCSE.

The measure compares pupils' exam performances with the middle performance of other pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment.

It is based around 1000. The top 5% had a score of 1056.6 and above - the best being 1099.8. Smaller schools, with fewer than 30 students taking the exams, are not ranked.

Click on the name of any school to go to its individual page in the main tables.

Click the Name column for an alphabetical list or on GCSE or A/AS to sort schools on those results.

In the GCSE columns:

  • the Old measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent
  • the New measure is the percentage of pupils who gained at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSEs
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.

SORT BY NAMESORT BY GCSE (%)SORT BY SCORE
InstitutionOldNewVAA/AS
Taunton School (IND)95931047.5320.9
Wells Cathedral School (IND, SEL)92871033.6320.9
Sexey's School88871027.4246.8
Brymore School40331025.2NA
Queen's College (IND, SEL)84781023.8332.6
Castle School, The78671019.3NA
Heathfield Community School67501016.6NA
Huish Episcopi School71591009NA
St Dunstan's Community School66411006.2NA
Westfield Community School61441005.5NA
Crispin School74631004NA
Blue School, The68571004296.2
Haygrove School64551003.9NA
Ansford Community School60521003.8NA
Kings of Wessex Community School, The7161999.4274
Kingsmead Community School6354998.6NA
Stanchester Community School6351998.5NA
Frome Community College5139997.3268.9
Bishop Fox's Community School4439988.7NA
Wadham School6047987.9268.9
Holyrood Community School5037984.3221.7
West Somerset Community College, The5040984.1257.6
Bucklers Mead Community School4931982.7NA
Ladymead Community School5441979.3NA
Whitstone4933978.3NA
Preston School5438975.7NA
King Alfred School, The3929973.3196.5
Robert Blake Science College3731972.6NA
Court Fields Community School5541971.2NA
King Arthur's Community School5444968.9NA
Chilton Trinity Technology College4333968.1NA
East Bridgwater Community School3933963.8NA
St Augustine of Canterbury School, The3619938.6NA
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not publish tables.

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