Academy converter · North Somerset

Nailsea School

11–18Ages
1,197Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138466URN

Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above North Somerset median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Somerset

400 applications for 197 places · 2nd of 11 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.6of 90

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

7th of 11 in North Somerset

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above North Somerset median (1.7) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

400 applications · 197 places offered · 190 named it first

2026 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.7
2025 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.8
2023 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.7
2022 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.8
2020 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.9
2018 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.7
2017 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.7
2016 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.6
2015 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.6
2014 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.7

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	197	400	2.0	190	0.96
Sep 2025	198	393	2.0	196	0.99
Sep 2024	197	383	1.9	189	0.96
Sep 2023	203	373	1.8	170	0.84
Sep 2022	219	373	1.7	191	0.87
Sep 2021	162	317	2.0	154	0.95
Sep 2020	191	340	1.8	174	0.91
Sep 2019	178	339	1.9	177	0.99
Sep 2018	175	292	1.7	137	0.78
Sep 2017	175	299	1.7	147	0.84
Sep 2016	124	232	1.9	116	0.94
Sep 2015	142	273	1.9	125	0.88
Sep 2014	153	267	1.8	148	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.67th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%7th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

North Somerset 64% England 66%

This school
North Somerset median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	46.6	43%	60%	–
2024/25	187	52.6	56%	76%	–
2023/24	173	49.3	50%	68%	+0.26
2022/23	179	48.0	50%	74%	+0.06

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

Nailsea SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Gordano School
5.1 km · North Somerset

Good2024

1.2applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Clevedon School
6.2 km · North Somerset

Good2024

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

2026

2.3applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Ashton Park School
8.9 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
9.0 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 33.7Attainment 8
Bedminster Down School
9.5 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
E-ACT Bristol Academy South
10.3 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.3applications per place 30.4Attainment 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: 138466 · 802/4137
Trust: Wessex Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,300 pupils · 1,197 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Nailsea School (URN 109310)
Address: Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2HN
Local authority: North Somerset

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