Sexey's School
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Church of England |
| Local Authority | Somerset |
| Address | Cole Road, BA10 0DF |
| School Website | www.sexeys.somerset.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1749813393 |
| URN | 137313 |
School Census
| Total | 651 |
| Girls/Boys | 332/319 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 51.0%/49.0% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 6.1% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 57 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 8.6% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 17/01/2023 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 17/01/2023 | Good |
| 20/03/2019 | Inadequate |
| Inspection Date | 17/01/2023 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 20/03/2019 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Inadequate |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2023 | School inspection: Good | View |
| 02 March 2021 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 10 November 2020 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 21 January 2020 | Monitoring visit | View |
| 20 March 2019 | Full inspection: Inadequate | View |
| 19 January 2017 | Full inspection: Requires Improvement | View |
| 22 January 2013 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 14 February 2012 | Academy conversion letter | View |
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.90% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 67.90% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.8 |
| Progress 8 | 0.33 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 52 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 73% |
| Entering EBacc | 88% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 |
| Progress 8 | 0.02 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 80% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 5.23 |
| Progress 8 | 0.22 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.73% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 153 |
| As first preference | 111 |
| As second preference | 35 |
| As third preference | 7 |
| Total Offers Made | 64 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 64 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.25% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 135 |
| As first preference | 91 |
| As second preference | 36 |
| As third preference | 8 |
| Total Offers Made | 74 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 73 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.25% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 157 |
| As first preference | 106 |
| As second preference | 41 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 85 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 85 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 120 |
| As first preference | 70 |
| As second preference | 33 |
| As third preference | 16 |
| Total Offers Made | 73 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 70 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 150 |
| As first preference | 87 |
| As second preference | 49 |
| As third preference | 14 |
| Total Offers Made | 92 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 87 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.09% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 146 |
| As first preference | 94 |
| As second preference | 41 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 90 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 86 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 159 |
| As first preference | 100 |
| As second preference | 49 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 101 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 97 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.43% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 149 |
| As first preference | 97 |
| As second preference | 37 |
| As third preference | 15 |
| Total Offers Made | 68 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 68 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.36% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 151 |
| As first preference | 91 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 11 |
| Total Offers Made | 68 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 67 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.16% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 114 |
| As first preference | 73 |
| As second preference | 30 |
| As third preference | 10 |
| Total Offers Made | 65 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 63 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.54% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 81 |
| As first preference | 40 |
| As second preference | 24 |
| As third preference | 17 |
| Total Offers Made | 26 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 26 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 13% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 8% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 17% |
| don't know | 4% |
| not applicable | 50% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 17% |
| agree | 63% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 25% |
| strongly disagree | 21% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 8% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 42% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 58% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 17% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 67% |
| no | 33% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 8% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 9% |
| not applicable | 67% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| not applicable | 27% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 18% |
| no | 82% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 19% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 25% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 50% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 58% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 89% |
| no | 11% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 80.6% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 6.1% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 2.3% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 78.8% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 6.8% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 2.6% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 2.5% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| caribbean ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| indian ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
Bruton Primary School
(0.59 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Higher Backway, , BA10 0DP