Worle Community School

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset
BS22 8XX
Composite score
50.5

School overview

Worle Community School is a secondary school serving Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. It has 1,288 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Worle Community School 'Requires improvement'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 40.4 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 59% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Worle Community School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.

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#2,463
National rank
#258
In South West
#9
In North Somerset
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
59%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.34

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,288 % FSM ever-6 27.6% % EAL 11.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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