Clevedon School

Academy converter·Secondary school Clevedon, North Somerset·BS21 6AH
Composite score
64.2
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National rank
#58
In South West
#3
In North Somerset
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
51.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
48%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
75%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
4.32

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
83%
271 first choices, 225 places
First choices per place
1.20
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
424
any preference, for 225 places
Last place offered lived
4.61 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 7419 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.21
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0420221.0220230.9620240.9920251.202026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,367
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
30.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,133
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
212 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
89%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Clevedon School is a secondary school serving Clevedon, North Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,367 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Clevedon School 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.4, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 4.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of secondary schools nationally.

48% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 75% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 83% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (271 first choices for 225 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 4.61 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.6%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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