The Blue School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
Kennion Road, Wells, BA5 2NR
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
29.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,362
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,640 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
211 of 211 families who put it first got an offer
214
Places offered
261
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 211 | 211 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 261 | 212 | 81% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Woodlock
- Address
- Kennion Road, Wells, BA5 2NR
- Phone
- 01749678799
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Wells · Wells and Mendip Hills
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137285
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BLUE SCHOOL
1,362 pupils · 1,640 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,180 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.27 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 35.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 100 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 235 | 24% | 61% | 81% | |
| English Language | 235 | 18% | 59% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 13% | 55% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 187 | 11% | 48% | 71% | |
| History | 142 | 28% | 60% | 67% | |
| Design & Technology | 129 | 36% | 64% | 77% | |
| Geography | 108 | 22% | 56% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 18% | 53% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 79 | 28% | 61% | 75% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 38% | 62% | 74% | |
| Biology | 45 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 45 | 64% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 31 | 16% | 42% | 48% | |
| Biology | 27 | 0% | 22% | 44% | |
| Geography | 26 | 12% | 19% | 38% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 8% | 12% | 31% | |
| History | 22 | 5% | 36% | 64% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 19 | 5% | 26% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 13% | 31% | 44% | |
| Physics | 14 | 14% | 36% | 57% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 14 | 14% | 21% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 15% | 54% | |
| Fine Art | 12 | 25% | 58% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 25% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12653: The Blue 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.