SCHOOL PROFILE

Writhlington School: data, trends and context

Writhlington School is a secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
137548
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Postcode
BA3 3NQ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
894
FSM eligible
25.6%
EAL / First language other than English
4.4%
SEND (total)
22.7%
SEN Support
17.6%
EHCP
5.1%
White British
87.6%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
90.7%
Overall absence
9.3%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Severe absence
4.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Bath and North East SomersetLocal authority91.3%8.7%2.8%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
30.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
9.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.22%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.3
English & maths grade 5+
26.7%
English & maths grade 4+
55.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Writhlington School is a secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.