Sexey's School
Cole Road, Bruton, BA10 0DF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Clayson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Quantock Education Trust
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 664
- Pupils on roll
- 633
- URN
- 137313
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749813393
About this school
Sexey's School is a Church of England secondary academy in Bruton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 633 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 112 | 109 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 | 50.4 | 51.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.26 to +0.30 | +0.33 +0.04 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 57.8% | 52.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 72.5% | 72.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88% | 78% | 78.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
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 Sexey's 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 | 52.1 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 651 |
| 2023/24 | 685 |
| 2024/25 | 667 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sexey's School compares
Sexey's School ranked 2nd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.5 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 633 | — |
| Ansford Academy | 43.7 | 8.8% | 18.8% | 469 | 2.3 miles |
| King Arthur's School | 40.6 | 8.9% | 26.1% | 450 | 3.8 miles |
| Whitstone | 40.5 | 10% | 24.6% | 545 | 6.7 miles |
| Gillingham School | 42.7 | 9.5% | 20.3% | 1,684 | 9.7 miles |
| The Gryphon School | 46.7 | 7.9% | 20.5% | 1,569 | 10.4 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)
- 11.11%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.26%
- Persistent absence
- 28.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ansford Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Castle Cary
-
King Arthur's School3.8 miles
Secondary · Wincanton
-
Whitstone6.7 miles
Secondary · Shepton Mallet
-
Gillingham School9.7 miles
Secondary · Gillingham
-
The Gryphon School10.4 miles
Secondary · Sherborne
Other schools in Bruton
- Bruton Primary School Primary
- King's Bruton Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sexey's School teach?
- Sexey's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bruton.
- Who is the headteacher of Sexey's School?
- The headteacher of Sexey's School is Mr Stephen Clayson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sexey's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sexey's 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 Sexey's School?
- Sexey's School has 633 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sexey's School full?
- Sexey's School has capacity for 664 pupils and 633 on roll (95%), 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 Sexey's School a faith school?
- Yes. Sexey's School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Is Sexey's School a selective school?
- No. Sexey's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sexey's School?
- Sexey's School is part of QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sexey's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.1 in 2022/23 and 51.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sexey's School rank locally?
- Sexey's School ranked 2nd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sexey's School's absence rate?
- Sexey's School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sexey's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sexey's 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 1 July 2026.