The Kings of Wessex Academy
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The school seen from the tower of St. Andrew's Church (looking north west)
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| Established | 1976 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Chris Richardson |
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Station Road Cheddar Somerset BS27 3AQ England Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 2°46′43″W / 51.2750°N 2.7786°W |
| DfE URN | 136783 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,176 as of 2015 |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Publication | The Kings' Messenger |
| Website | www |
The Kings of Wessex Academy, formerly known as The Kings of Wessex School, is a coeducational secondary school located in Cheddar, Somerset, England. It has 1,176 students aged 13 to 18 as of 2015, of both genders and all ability levels including 333 in the sixth form. Kings is a Church of England school. It was awarded the specialist status of Technology College in 2001, enabling it to develop its IT facilities and improve courses in Science, Mathematics and Design Technology. In June 2011, the school became an academy following its outstanding rating by Ofsted in 2010. It received the rating under a tough new inspection regime instituted in September 2009, which meant that it was one of only 9% of schools inspected to receive the outstanding grade. However, its rating was lowered to good after the schools latest inspection in 2015. The school runs a leisure centre, Kings Fitness & Leisure, which has a swimming pool and sports facilities that are used by its students and the pupils of other schools in the surrounding area, as well as being open to members of the public. The school grounds contain the ruins of an ancient Saxon palace and chapel.
The school has achieved accreditation from Investors in People. It has also received a Sportsmark award and two Artsmark awards in the 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 academic years.
The school produces strong academic results. Its Key Stage 3 scores for 2005 were an aggregate percentage score of 250, compared with 225 for schools in Somerset and 217 for schools in England. At GCSE level 73% of pupils achieved 5 or more A* to C grade passes, compared with 56% in Somerset and the rest of England. In 2006 the measure of GCSE performance was changed to 5 or more A* to C grade passes including Mathematics and English. Using this new stricter measure the school scored 64% compared with 44.4% in Somerset and 45.8% in England. In 2008, three GCSE RE students obtained marks which placed them in the top ten nationally of the 67,739 students who took the exam. In 2009, the school achieved its best ever GCSE results, with 81% of pupils gaining five or more A* to C passes, and 70% gaining five A* to C passes including maths and English, making it the top performing school in Somerset. In 2010, the record 2009 results were slightly improved on with 82% of pupils gaining five or more A* to C passes, and 70% gaining five A* to C passes including maths and English. In 2011, the number of pupils gaining five or more A* to C passes increased 9% to 91%, and also increased 4% to 74% for those gaining five A* to C passes including maths and English.
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