Wells Cathedral School
Other independent school · Mixed · Somerset
15 The Liberty, Wells, BA5 2ST
41
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
670
Capacity used
Has space84%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- James Davies
- Address
- 15 The Liberty, Wells, BA5 2ST
- Phone
- 01749834200
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Wells · Wells and Mendip Hills
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 123916
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 33% | — | — |
670 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.55 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.54 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 29.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 86 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 88 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 66 | 41% | 85% | 98% | |
| Geography | 35 | 60% | 86% | 97% | |
| Music | 31 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 31 | 29% | 77% | 94% | |
| Physical Education | 24 | 33% | 92% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 23 | 52% | 96% | 100% | |
| Biology | 17 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 17 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 94% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 15 | 33% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 11 | 45% | 82% | 82% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 9 | 33% | 78% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 43 | 14% | 58% | 91% | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 17% | 47% | 83% | |
| Music Technology | 20 | 5% | 45% | 80% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 6% | 6% | 25% | |
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 23% | 54% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 55% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 11 | 9% | 18% | 36% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 30% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 30% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 22% | 44% | 67% | |
| History of Art | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12652: Wells Cathedral School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.