Court Fields School
Mantle Street, Wellington, TA21 8SW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Polly Matthews
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Blackdown Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 861
- URN
- 140416
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823664201
About this school
Court Fields School is a secondary academy in Wellington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 861 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Court Fields School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 157 | 139 | 150 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 40.3 | 42.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.56 to -0.11 | -0.26 -0.50 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 30.2% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 51.1% | 68% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 13.7% | 22% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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 Court Fields 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 | 43.2 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.3 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 751 |
| 2023/24 | 798 |
| 2024/25 | 826 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Court Fields School compares
Court Fields School ranked 17th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.8 | 9% | 23% | 861 | — |
| Kingsmead Academy | 43.8 | 10.7% | 19.1% | 892 | 5.4 miles |
| The Castle School | 53.4 | 7.2% | 13% | 1,207 | 5.8 miles |
| Uffculme School | 52.8 | 7.1% | 17.4% | 1,093 | 6.3 miles |
| Bishop Fox's School | 46.9 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 1,123 | 6.5 miles |
| Pyrland School | — | — | — | — | 7.2 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)
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsmead Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
The Castle School5.8 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
Uffculme School6.3 miles
Secondary · Cullompton
-
Bishop Fox's School6.5 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
Pyrland School7.2 miles
Secondary · Taunton
Other schools in Wellington
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School Primary
- Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Arundel Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stawley Primary School Primary
- Webber's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wellesley Park Primary School Primary
- West Buckland Primary School Primary
- Wellington School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Court Fields School teach?
- Court Fields School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wellington.
- Who is the headteacher of Court Fields School?
- The headteacher of Court Fields School is Mrs Polly Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Court Fields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Court Fields 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 many pupils are at Court Fields School?
- Court Fields School has 861 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Court Fields School full?
- Court Fields School has capacity for 860 pupils and 861 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Court Fields School a faith school?
- No. Court Fields School has no designated religious character.
- Is Court Fields School a selective school?
- No. Court Fields School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Court Fields School part of an academy trust?
- Court Fields School is part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Court Fields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2022/23 and 42.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Court Fields School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Court Fields School ranked 17th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Court Fields School's absence rate?
- Court Fields School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Court Fields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Court Fields 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.