Court Fields School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Wellington, Somerset
Court Fields School is a secondary school in Wellington, Somerset for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023.
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Catchment area for Court Fields School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Mantle Street, Wellington, TA21 8SW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 861 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Court Fields is a happy and welcoming school.”
- “Leaders are committed to the school’s values for all pupils to ‘achieve, belong and participate’.”
- “Pupils are positive about improvements to their school.”
To improve
- “The curriculum at key stage 4 is not yet as detailed in its planning.”
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ use of assessment is not precise enough.”
- “As a result, it does not accurately identify pupils’ misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.8 | 46 |
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: 201 first-preference applications, 192 offers in total, 186 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 Somerset.
- Kingsmead Academy 5.4 mi Not judged
- The Castle School 5.8 mi Outstanding
- Bishop Fox's School 6.5 mi School remains Good
- Pyrland School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Monkton Wood Academy 8.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holyrood Academy 13.7 mi Good
- Brymore Academy 13.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Haygrove School 13.7 mi Good