West Somerset College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 13-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Bircham Road
Alcombe
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 6AY
Phone 01643706061
Reference Number 136791

General Makeup

Number of pupils 760
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.13%
Girls: 49.87%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
9 121 105 226
10 85 108 193
11 109 110 219
12 33 28 61
13 33 28 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.6%
White, Other 3%
White & Asian 1.3%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
African 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2023-06-30
Date Report
2023-05-16 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 30 June 2023
2020-03-03 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 29 June 2020
2016-05-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 June 2016
2016-03-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 22 April 2016
2015-11-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 25 November 2015
2015-03-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 25 March 2015
2014-12-17 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 15 January 2015
2014-10-01 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 11 November 2014
2012-06-19 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 July 2012
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as The West Somerset Community College
2010-03-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2009-04-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 May 2009
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2008
2006-03-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 March 2006
2000-04-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 04 July 2000
2010-03-15 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 12 June 2010
2009-04-29 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 May 2009
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2008
2006-03-01 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 March 2006
2000-04-03 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 04 July 2000

Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.3 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.78 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 3.3% Unlock Unlock

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