Writhlington School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Writhlington School is a secondary school in Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Writhlington School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 27% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); at A level the average grade was C- (England B-).
- Year 7 entry in 2026 saw 147 first-choice applications for 178 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 31 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Of the 235 Year 7 applications in 2026, 61 (26%) came from families living outside Bath and North East Somerset, and 53 offers went to them.
- 25.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 18.6%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 894 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations for pupils.”
- “As a result, pupils benefit from a well-rounded education.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive.”
To improve
- “A small number of subjects are in the earlier stages of implementation.”
- “Previously, fewer pupils chose to continue studying languages in key stage 4.”
- “Sometimes, this is not done effectively and so teachers do not know how well pupils recall their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 147 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 147 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Somerset Studio School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Norton Hill Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Somervale Secondary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Beechen Cliff School 6.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hayesfield Girls School 6.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ralph Allen School 6.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oldfield School 7.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published