Nailsea School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bristol, BS48 2HN
- Distance
- 5.1km away
Gordano School
St Mary's Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7QR
Local ranking4th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2155
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 30 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 385
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 38.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
160
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 362
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2097
- Boys
- 1022 (50%)
- Girls
- 1007 (50%)
- Capacity
- 2155 (94% full)
- SEND
- 11.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.3%
- EAL
- 5.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 8.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 122.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,751/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.8%
- White Other: 5.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
85.8%
White British
5.3%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
St Mary's Road
Bristol, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136856
- UKPRN
- 10034117
- Establishment No.
- 4135
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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