Academy sponsor led · North Somerset

Worle Community School

11–16Ages
1,244Pupils
SecondaryPhase
143137URN

Redwing Drive, Mead Vale, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to North Somerset median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Somerset

284 applications for 173 places · 7th of 11 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.9of 90

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

9th of 11 in North Somerset

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 30 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to North Somerset median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

284 applications · 173 places offered · 165 named it first

2026 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7
2025 1.5; North Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.5; North Somerset median median 1.8
2023 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7
2022 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.8
2020 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.9
2018 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.7
2017 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.7
2016 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Worle Community School (URN 109313), the previous school.

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	173	284	1.6	165	0.95
Sep 2025	208	309	1.5	143	0.69
Sep 2024	254	387	1.5	192	0.76
Sep 2023	273	447	1.6	254	0.93
Sep 2022	246	422	1.7	194	0.79
Sep 2021	251	450	1.8	231	0.92
Sep 2020	251	454	1.8	209	0.83
Sep 2019	276	549	2.0	250	0.91
Sep 2018	282	475	1.7	212	0.75
Sep 2017	259	425	1.6	188	0.73
Sep 2016 *	299	482	1.6	212	0.71
Sep 2015 *	298	525	1.8	236	0.79
Sep 2014 *	297	498	1.7	254	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

241 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.99th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 47.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths43%8th of 11 in North Somerset

North Somerset 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

North Somerset 64% England 66%

This school
North Somerset median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.33

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	241	41.9	43%	61%	–
2024/25	242	40.4	41%	59%	–
2023/24	277	41.9	39%	64%	−0.33
2022/23	279	38.2	32%	55%	−0.56

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

Worle Community SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
1.5 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Priory Community School
1.7 km · North Somerset

Good2024

1.4applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Hans Price Academy
3.1 km · North Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Broadoak Academy
4.4 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.6applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
8.5 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Clevedon School
11.9 km · North Somerset

Good2024

1.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
The Kings of Wessex Academy
13.7 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

47.2Attainment 8
Fairlands Middle School
14.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143137 · 802/4001
Trust: Pathway Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,244 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: Worle Community School (URN 109313)
Address: Redwing Drive, Mead Vale, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Local authority: North Somerset

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