Academy converter · North Somerset

Gordano School

11–18Ages
2,029Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136856URN

St Mary's Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below North Somerset median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Somerset

350 applications for 296 places · 11th of 11 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.1of 90

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

3rd of 11 in North Somerset

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below North Somerset median (1.7) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

350 applications · 296 places offered · 266 named it first

2026 1.2; North Somerset median median 1.7
2025 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.8
2023 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.7
2022 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.8
2020 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.9
2018 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.7
2017 1.4; North Somerset median median 1.7
2016 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.6
2015 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.6
2014 1.3; North Somerset median median 1.7

More applications per place than the North Somerset median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Somerset median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	296	350	1.2	266	0.90
Sep 2025	273	361	1.3	272	1.00
Sep 2024	329	433	1.3	342	1.04
Sep 2023	328	451	1.4	336	1.02
Sep 2022	361	476	1.3	374	1.04
Sep 2021	389	537	1.4	403	1.04
Sep 2020	336	453	1.4	348	1.04
Sep 2019	360	510	1.4	383	1.06
Sep 2018	335	473	1.4	354	1.06
Sep 2017	308	444	1.4	329	1.07
Sep 2016	305	402	1.3	319	1.05
Sep 2015	305	404	1.3	311	1.02
Sep 2014	294	388	1.3	286	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

385 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.13rd of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%3rd of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

North Somerset 64% England 66%

This school
North Somerset median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	385	51.1	54%	75%	–
2024/25	324	49.0	51%	73%	–
2023/24	361	48.3	49%	72%	−0.02
2022/23	336	49.7	50%	74%	+0.09

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gordano SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.2applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Nailsea School
5.1 km · North Somerset

Good2024

2.0applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Clevedon School
6.0 km · North Somerset

Good2024

1.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
St Katherine's School
6.4 km · North Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Backwell School
6.9 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
7.0 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 33.7Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic College
8.6 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.1applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
Blaise High School
10.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Ashton Park School
10.5 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136856 · 802/4135
Trust: Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,155 pupils · 2,029 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Gordano School (URN 131374)
Address: St Mary's Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7QR
Local authority: North Somerset

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources