Wedmore First School Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Wedmore · BS28 4BS · Somerset
Ages 2–9
- Absence6.0%
1.0 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143329
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Academy converter · Wedmore · BS28 4ND
Ages 9–13 · 595 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
63%
Overall absence
7.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.9%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 5.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 676
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
595 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 595
- Boys / girls
- 293 / 302
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 595 / 600 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- FSM pupils
- 93
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Drew
Location
- Address
- Blackford
- Postcode
- BS28 4ND
- Town
- Wedmore
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Wedmore, Somerset, 595 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 15.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
Highbridge · TA9 4NP · Somerset
Ages 7–19
- Att827.3
1.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Drew
- Telephone
- 01934712211