 Cheddar has three schools belonging to the Cheddar Valley Group of Schools , twelve schools that provide Cheddar Valley 's three @-@ tier education system . Cheddar First School has ten classes for children between 4 and 9 years . Fairlands Middle School , a middle school categorised as a middle @-@ deemed @-@ secondary school , has 510 pupils between 9 and 13 . Fairlands takes children moving up from Cheddar First School as well as other first schools in the Cheddar Valley . The Kings of Wessex Academy , a coeducational comprehensive school , has been rated as " outstanding " by Ofsted . It has 1 @,@ 182 students aged 13 to 18 , including 302 in the sixth form . Kings is a faith school linked to the Church of England . It was awarded the specialist status of Technology College in 2001 , enabling it to develop its Information Technology ( IT ) facilities and improve courses in science , mathematics and design technology . In 2007 it became a foundation school , giving it more control over its own finances . The academy owns and runs a sports centre and swimming pool , Kings Fitness & Leisure , with facilities that are used by students as well as residents . Community education project I.T. for the Terrified , which was originally set up in Wedmore in 1999 , is based in an old cow shed on the school 's grounds . 
