Secondary
Writhlington School
Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 894 of 1547 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
27%
40.3
3rd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Radstock we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 |
| Entered the EBacc | 44% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.07 |
| A level students | 75 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 27% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.5 |
| 22/23 | 33.5 |
| 23/24 | 30.1 |
| 24/25 | 27.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.36 |
| 22/23 | +0.13 |
| 23/24 | +0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.8 |
| 22/23 | 44.8 |
| 23/24 | 46.5 |
| 24/25 | 40.3 |
Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bath and North East Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Duncan Powell
- Address
- Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
- Telephone
- 01761433581