West Somerset College

Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6AY

Local ranking23rd of 37 secondary schools in Somerset

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1509

Capacity

13-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 32.6%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 54.9%
Entering EBacc: 25.1%
EBacc APS: 3.4
Cohort Size: 215

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 84.0%
Continued in education: 69.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 8.0%
Not sustained: 12.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 71.0%
Higher education: 14.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 51.0%
Not sustained: 20.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

Avg A-Level Grade

28.4

Avg Points/Entry

30.8

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 3.3%
Applied General Avg Points: 20.8
16-18 Cohort: 122

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 760
Boys: 381 (50%)
Girls: 379 (50%)
Capacity: 1509 (50% full)
SEND: 17.1%
FSM Eligible: 25.2%
EAL: 4.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.0%
SEN Support: 15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 47.5

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 13.8%
Persistent Absence: 37.6%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 89.0%
White Other: 2.9%
Other: 2.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
Mixed Other: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
Asian Indian: 0.5%

89.0%

White British

2.9%

White Other

2.9%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01643706061

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Bircham Road

Minehead, South West

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Administrative

URN: 136791
UKPRN: 10033787
Establishment No.: 4291
Trust: BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST