Academy · Somerset
The Kings of Wessex Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 13–18
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Term dates checked
Term dates
This school's own term dates broadly match Somerset council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
Ofsted inspection
Short (ungraded) inspection, 6 November 2024: Standards maintained.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 13–18
- Pupils
- 1043 (capacity 1194)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Academy trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Phone
- 01934742608
- Address
- Station Road, Cheddar, BS27 3AQ
- Website
- kowessex.co.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.