Writhlington School
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
894 pupils · 58% of 1,547 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 September 2023, published 9 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 178 | 147 | 235 | 162 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 145 | 137 | 215 | 144 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 166 | 123 | 204 | 136 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 145 | 133 | 200 | 137 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 129 | 107 | 196 | 117 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 127 | 228 | 149 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 130 | 108 | 194 | 122 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 169 | 162 | 253 | 165 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Somerset Studio School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Norton Hill Academy 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Somervale Secondary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 8.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Frome Community College 9.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Beechen Cliff School 10.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.