Churchill Academy & Sixth FormPriory Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form and Priory Community School are secondary schools.
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Priory Community School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form was judged the expected standard and Priory Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.0 for Churchill Academy & Sixth Form and 43.5 for Priory Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Churchill Academy & Sixth Form (50.1 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Priory Community School (47.1 in 2021-22, 43.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WinscombeChurchill Academy & Sixth Form | Weston-super-MarePriory Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 11 in North Somerset Stronger figure | 8th of 11 in North Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,488 | 1,486 | |
| Capacity | 1,698 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Winscombe, BS25 5QN | Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 43.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.4% Stronger figure | 30.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.2% Stronger figure | 59.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 260 | 297 | |
| 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 | 1,485 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.6% | 18.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.7% | 5.6% | |
| SEN support | 5.2% | 7.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.8% | 22.0% 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
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
Priory Community School
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