Secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Bath and North East Somerset has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,287 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 48% in a school sixth form, 9% at a sixth form college, 27% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 5% of leavers, well above the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 32% of students in Bath and North East Somerset went to university (England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Bath and North East Somerset against England
| Measure | Bath and North East Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,287 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 48% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechen Cliff SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,232 | 89% | 62% | 20% | 7% | 40% | 55.0 | 65% |
| Chew Valley SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,180 | 84% | 47% | 30% | 6% | 62% | 49.8 | 51% |
| Hayesfield Girls SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,497 | 93% | 74% | 8% | 1% | 46% | 57.0 | 60% |
| IKB AcademyStudio schools · sixth form | 136 | 57% | 9% | 41% | 27% | 3% | 38.3 | 32% |
| Lift BroadlandsAcademy sponsor led | 314 | 75% | 7% | 35% | 7% | — | 31.8 | 24% |
| Norton Hill AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,757 | 89% | 58% | 30% | 4% | 51% | 50.2 | 53% |
| Oldfield SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,287 | 91% | 44% | 36% | 3% | 58% | 47.3 | 48% |
| Ralph Allen SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,398 | 90% | 48% | 28% | 3% | 38% | 54.6 | 63% |
| Saint Gregory's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 987 | 89% | 50% | 32% | 1% | 57% | 46.6 | 43% |
| Somerset Studio SchoolStudio schools · sixth form | 152 | 66% | 34% | 31% | 10% | 20% | 30.5 | 13% |
| Somervale Secondary SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 781 | 75% | 33% | 39% | 10% | 68% | 45.0 | 40% |
| St Mark's CofE SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 259 | 81% | 30% | 39% | 4% | — | 44.9 | 44% |
| Wellsway SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,325 | 91% | 50% | 17% | 6% | 43% | 50.5 | 56% |
| Writhlington SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 894 | 85% | 54% | 25% | 3% | 45% | 40.3 | 27% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Bath Academyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8 | 12% |
| King Edward's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,151 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.0 | 0% |
| Kingswood Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.3 | 0% |
| Monkton Combe Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.7 | 0% |
| Prior Park Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 526 | — | — | — | — | — | 40.9 | 0% |
| Royal High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.1 | 0% |
| Fosse Way Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 232 | 100% | 0% | 9% | 0% | — | 4.2 | 0% |
| North Star 180°state · Academy special sponsor led | 105 | 78% | 0% | 67% | 11% | — | 7.6 | 0% |
| Three Ways Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 258 | 95% | 0% | 42% | 0% | — | 0.5 | 0% |