Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Pyrland School

Cheddon Road, Somerset, TA2 7QP

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996
Pupils
29.0%
Free school meals
1 September 2010
Opened

About this school

Pyrland School is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Somerset, Somerset. The school has 996 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Mark Lawrence. The school is administered by Somerset local authority. It opened in 1 September 2010.

School details

Headteacher
Mark Lawrence
Local authority
Somerset
Gender
Mixed
URN
136193

Admissions

Applications for places at Pyrland School are handled by the school or the local authority (Somerset). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

35.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.68
Progress 8 · 2023-24
26%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
52%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
2.91
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
5%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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