Writhlington School
About the school
Writhlington School is an open secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 September 2023
- Published
- 9 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.3
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 47.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bath and North East Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 26.70%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 48.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.00%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 68.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.30%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 43.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.58
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 4.29
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.07
AAB or better
- School
- 7.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
925
Girls
49.84%
Boys
50.16%
SEN support
15.78%
Education, health and care plan
3.78%
English as an additional language
4.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.57%
Overall absence
9.25
Persistent absence
26.25
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
178
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
7%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
93
Sustained education or employment
94%
Higher education
45%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
38%