Hans Price AcademyPriory Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Weston-super-Mare.
Summary of the comparison
Hans Price Academy and Priory Community School are secondary schools in Weston-super-Mare.
Hans Price Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Priory Community School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hans Price Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Hans Price Academy was judged Good and Priory Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.6 for Hans Price Academy and 44.2 for Priory Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Hans Price Academy (47.2 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Priory Community School (47.1 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Weston-super-MareHans Price Academy | Weston-super-MarePriory Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 11 in North Somerset Stronger figure | 8th of 11 in North Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,026 | 1,485 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP | Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 Stronger figure | 44.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.6% Stronger figure | 36.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.3% Stronger figure | 63.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 16.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 Stronger figure | 3.61 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 188 | 290 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,026 | 1,485 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.7% | 18.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.4% | 5.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 7.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.4% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 8.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.6% | 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.
Hans Price Academy
Priory Community School
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