Priory Community SchoolWinterstoke Hundred Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Weston-super-Mare.
Summary of the comparison
Priory Community School and Winterstoke Hundred Academy are secondary schools in Weston-super-Mare.
Priory Community School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Winterstoke Hundred Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Priory Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Priory Community School was judged Good and Winterstoke Hundred Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Priory Community School and 40.1 for Winterstoke Hundred Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Priory Community School (47.1 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Weston-super-MarePriory Community School | Weston-super-MareWinterstoke Hundred Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 11 in North Somerset Stronger figure | 11th of 11 in North Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,485 | 829 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 950 | |
| Location | Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6BP | Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8EE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 Stronger figure | 40.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.2% Stronger figure | 33.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.1% Stronger figure | 53.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.2% Stronger figure | 11.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 Stronger figure | 3.34 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 290 | 118 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 48 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 20.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 20.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,485 | 829 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.1% | 24.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.6% | 12.3% | |
| SEN support | 7.4% | 19.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 5.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.4% Stronger figure | 11.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% Stronger figure | 33.9% | 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
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.
Priory Community School
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
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