Wadham School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Crewkerne, South West TA18 7NT · Somerset
#226 of 402 secondary schools in South West
#2181 of 4,090 nationally
About Wadham School
Wadham School is a local authority secondary located in Crewkerne, in the Somerset local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 763 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 45.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 226th of 402 ranked secondary schools in South West. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (69th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (37th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 763; capacity filled 96.8%; grade 4+ english & maths 63.8%; ebacc average points 3.58.
There are 7 schools in Crewkerne; Wadham School ranks 3rd of 6 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)42.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)37.5%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)20.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Wadham School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 763
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 96.8%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 42.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 37.5%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 63.8%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.58
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Wadham School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Ashlands Church of England Primary School
Crewkerne · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
141 students · 794 m away
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Crewkerne · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
154 students · 1.1 km away
Maiden Beech Academy
Crewkerne · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
102 students · 1.8 km away
Perrott Hill School Limited
Crewkerne · Independent all-through · Ages 2–13
134 students · 2.0 km away
Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School
Crewkerne · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
47 students · 2.5 km away
Merriott Primary School
Merriott · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
126 students · 2.7 km away
West Chinnock Church School
Crewkerne · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
39 students · 3.8 km away
Hinton St George Church of England Primary School
Hinton St George · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
90 students · 3.8 km away
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Beaminster · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
132 students · 5.3 km away
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
63 students · 6.2 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
753 students
Humphry Davy School
Penzance · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
740 students
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
714 students
Beaminster School
Beaminster · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
673 students
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
668 students
Pittville School
Cheltenham · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
858 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Wadham School a good school?
Wadham School has a Success Index (England) of 45.8 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #226 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Wadham School rank in South West?
Wadham School ranks #226 of 402 secondary schools in South West and #2181 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Wadham School?
Wadham School had 763 students in 2025.
Is Wadham School a primary school or a secondary school?
Wadham School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Wadham School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Wadham School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.