Wadham School

Crewkerne · Somerset

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Department Technician
Crewkerne
Direct with schoolPosted 6 Nov 2026· Closes 23 Nov 2026
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Attendance Officer
Crewkerne· £18,062-£18,639
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Cleaner (10 Hours Per Week)
Crewkerne
Direct with schoolPosted 6 Nov 2026· Closes 23 Nov 2026
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School information

Official name: Wadham School
Address: Yeovil Road
Postcode: TA18 7NT
Country: England
Local authority: Somerset
Parliamentary constituency: Yeovil
URN (official identifier): 123893
Establishment number: 4508
School status: Open
Education phase: Secondary
Age range: 11–16 years
Gender intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
SEND provision: SEN unit
Number of pupils: 763; As of November 2026
Capacity: 788
School type: Voluntary controlled school
Governance: Maintained school
Governance status: Standalone
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher: Mr Richard Burgas
Ofsted inspection: Inspected 21 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website: www.wadhamschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01460270123

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Wadham School

2025/26	This school	Somerset	England
Pupils	763	71,194	8,355,420
Eligible for free school meals	20.4%	21.3%	26.5%
SEN support	11.3%	14.5%	14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)	5.0%	5.0%	5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)	4.1%	11.5%	21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

8 published inspections for Wadham School.

21 Jan 2025 · S5 Inspection
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Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Safeguarding is effective
Yes
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Report published 2 Mar 2025
26 Jun 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Overall effectiveness: Good
Outcomes for pupils
Good
16 to 19 study programmes
Good
Is safeguarding effective
Yes
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare
Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
Good
Report published 21 Jul 2019
1 May 2018 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Is safeguarding effective
Yes
Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 11 Jun 2018
7 May 2014 · S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
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Overall effectiveness: Good
Pupils' achievement
Good
Quality of teaching
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 5 Jun 2014
21 Nov 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
Pupils' achievement
Requires improvement
Quality of teaching
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 7 Dec 2012
16 Sept 2009 · S5 Inspection
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Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
Pupils' achievement
Satisfactory
Quality of teaching
Satisfactory
Sixth form provision
Satisfactory
Leadership and management
Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Good
Report published 10 Oct 2009
19 Jun 2007 · S8 Deemed S5
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Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
Pupils' achievement
Satisfactory
Quality of teaching
Satisfactory
Sixth form provision
Good
Leadership and management
Satisfactory
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Satisfactory
Report published 9 Jul 2007
19 Oct 2005 · S5 Inspection
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Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
Category
SM
Pupils' achievement
Inadequate
Quality of teaching
Inadequate
Sixth form provision
Satisfactory
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Behaviour and safety of pupils
Inadequate
Report published 12 Jan 2006

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Wadham School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)	This school	Somerset	England
Overall absence (sessions missed)	10.0%	9.3%	8.0%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)	25.6%	24.2%	21.6%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Wadham School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £171,600 for 156 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27	This school	Somerset	England
Pupils eligible	20.2%	22.1%	27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll	£222	£295	£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Wadham School

2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 763 pupils.

Wadham School finances compared with averages, 2025/26 financial year (CFR)
	This school	England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income	£6,637,622 £8,699 per pupil	£8,748
Total spending	£6,811,369 £8,927 per pupil	£8,825
Teaching staff	£3,480,015 £4,561 per pupil · 51.1%	£4,914 · 55.7%
Education support staff	£979,727 £1,284 per pupil · 14.4%	£995 · 11.3%
Supply and agency staff	£28,918 £38 per pupil · 0.4%	£153 · 1.7%
…of which agency supply	£26,409 £35 per pupil · 0.4%	£119 · 1.4%
In-year balance	−£173,747
Revenue reserve	−£1,449,904

Previous year (2024/25): spending £8,825 per pupil, supply and agency £40 per pupil — spending up £103 per pupil on 2024/25.

Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Yeovil Road, Crewkerne, TA18 7NT

01460270123

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