Wadham School
Yeovil Road, Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Burgas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 788
- Pupils on roll
- 763
- URN
- 123893
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01460270123
About this school
Wadham School is a Church of England voluntary controlled secondary school in Crewkerne. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 763 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 146 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | 41.3 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.69 -0.92 to -0.46 | -0.27 -0.50 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 39.7% | 37.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 65.8% | 63.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 26.7% | 19.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wadham School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 816 |
| 2023/24 | 805 |
| 2024/25 | 769 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wadham School compares
Wadham School ranked 21st of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 9.7% | 19.2% | 763 | — |
| Stanchester Academy | 43.7 | 9.1% | 19.6% | 829 | 5.2 miles |
| Beaminster School | 47 | 8.4% | 22.4% | 673 | 5.4 miles |
| Preston School Academy | 45.9 | 7.7% | 20.7% | 1,003 | 6.8 miles |
| Westfield Academy | 44.5 | 7.8% | 21.7% | 1,013 | 7.3 miles |
| Holyrood Academy | 42.4 | 10% | 25.7% | 1,282 | 7.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.21%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanchester Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-sub-Hamdon
-
Beaminster School5.4 miles
Secondary · Beaminster
-
Preston School Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Yeovil
-
Westfield Academy7.3 miles
Secondary · Yeovil
-
Holyrood Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · Chard
Other schools in Crewkerne
- Ashlands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Maiden Beech Academy Primary
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- West Chinnock Church School Primary
- Horizons Therapeutic Education Trust Free Schools
- Perrott Hill School Limited Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Wadham School teach?
- Wadham School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Crewkerne.
- Who is the headteacher of Wadham School?
- The headteacher of Wadham School is Mr Richard Burgas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wadham School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wadham School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wadham School?
- Wadham School has 763 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Wadham School full?
- Wadham School has capacity for 788 pupils and 763 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wadham School a faith school?
- Yes. Wadham School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Is Wadham School a selective school?
- No. Wadham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Wadham School have?
- The schools register lists Wadham School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wadham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.2 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wadham School rank locally?
- Wadham School ranked 21st of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wadham School's absence rate?
- Wadham School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wadham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wadham School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.