Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,488 pupils
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Station Road, Cheddar BS27 3AQ
Year groups
Year 9–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,043
On roll
Ages
13–18
Capacity 1,194
Local authority
Somerset
Wessex Learning Trust
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Kings of Wessex Academy
The Kings of Wessex Academy is a secondary academy in Cheddar, Somerset, for pupils aged 13–18 (Year 9–Year 13). It is part of Wessex Learning Trust.
It has 1,043 pupils on roll and room for 1,194. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 9–Year 13
- Ages
- 13–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,043
- Capacity
- 1,194 pupils
- Free school meals
- 14.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Wessex Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136783
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