Multi-academy trust
Wessex Learning Trust
23 schools across 2 local authorities in South West, teaching 6,829 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 23
- Primary
- 18
- Secondary
- 5
- Pupils
- 6,829
- Average Attainment 8
- 48
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 64%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 7 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits below the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is 0.14 (interval 0.02 to 0.25). The interval sits entirely above zero, so this looks like a real gain rather than noise. Weighted by 674 pupils across 3 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
13 of the trust's 23 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 10 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 11 Good, 2 Requires improvement; 10 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Wessex Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlands Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Wedmore | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Axbridge Church of England First School AcademyAcademy converter | Axbridge | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Highbridge | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cheddar First SchoolAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Croscombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wells | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Draycott | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| East Brent Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Highbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Elmhurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Kewstoke Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Weston-Super-Mare | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lympsham Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Weston-Super-Mare | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mark First and Pre-School CE AcademyAcademy converter | Highbridge | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sandford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Winscombe | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Shipham Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Winscombe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wells | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Radstock | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Weare Academy First SchoolAcademy converter | Axbridge | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wedmore First School AcademyAcademy converter | Wedmore | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Winscombe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Winscombe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crispin School AcademyAcademy converter | Street | Good 2023 | 42.7 | -0.22-0.41 to -0.03 | |
| Nailsea SchoolAcademy converter | Bristol | Good 2024 | 52.6 | 0.260.04 to 0.47 | |
| The Kings of Wessex AcademyAcademy converter | Cheddar | No overall grade | 48.7 | 0.340.16 to 0.52 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.