Wells Cathedral School
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South WestBoardingIndependentGBP 0-55k/yrEstimateISI · ExcellentTier 2Sixth Form
Profile Notes
Wells Cathedral School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 2-19 with boarding in Wells, South West. Currently has 734 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Christian. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Wells • BA5 2ST • National Curriculum
734 pupils (92% of 800 capacity) • 385 boys / 349 girls
Official URN 123916 • LAESTAB 9336029
wells.cathedral.schoolOfficial Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age2 - 19
Opened 01-01-1955 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Durham University11%2024
Imperial College London11%2024
The University of Edinburgh11%2024
University of Bath11%2024
University of Bristol11%2024
University of Cambridge11%2024
University of Exeter11%2024
University of Oxford11%2024
University of Southampton11%2024
ISI inspection
ISI · Excellent
Last inspected: 2023-04-25Prestige score
166.8 / 233No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
School Path AI • senior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 90 students
Avg points / entry38.27
% achieving AAB+16.9%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 829.9
EBacc avg points2.65
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%
Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.
202425 • AcademicAbove average
Students 90 • APS 38.27 • Value added 0.22
202425 • A levelAbove average
Students 90 • APS 38.06 • Value added 0.22
202425 • Applied generalz
Students 90 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • E/M measuresz
Students 90 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 86 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • Tech levelz
Students 90 • APS n/a • Value added n/a