Churchill Academy & Sixth FormFairlands Middle School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Churchill Academy & Sixth Form and Fairlands Middle School.
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fairlands Middle School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form was judged the expected standard and Fairlands Middle School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairlands Middle School (44.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WinscombeChurchill Academy & Sixth Form | CheddarFairlands Middle School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 11 in North Somerset | 28th of 34 in Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Middle deemed secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 9-13 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,547 | 411 | |
| Capacity | 1,698 | 508 | |
| Location | Winscombe, BS25 5QN | Cheddar, BS27 3PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.4% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.6% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.9% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 264 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 136 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 32.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,547 | 411 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.6% | 16.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.7% | 6.1% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 15.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 6.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.8% | 16.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
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