OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Somerset
Trust
LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,029
2,029 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,007
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
1,022
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.1 pts
below England
School
8.7%
North Somerset
16.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
North Somerset
9.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
North Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
1,724
Any other White background
5.4%
109
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
42
Chinese
2.0%
41
White and Asian
1.4%
29
Any other Asian background
1.1%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.1%
225 of
2,029 pupils
9.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.0
9.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.97 pts
higher than
England
School
8.18%
North Somerset
5.97%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.83 pts
higher than
England
School
19.65%
North Somerset
14.19%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.32 pts
higher than
England
School
3.12%
North Somerset
1.68%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.2%
1.8 pts
above England
Gordano School
94.2%
North Somerset
93.6%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.