OFSTED
20 February 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
PATHWAY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,486
1,486 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
735
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
751
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
North Somerset
16.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
below England
School
5.9%
North Somerset
9.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.5 pts
above England
School
3.5%
North Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.3%
1,268
Any other White background
5.7%
85
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
25
Indian
1.6%
24
African
1.0%
15
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
12
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
13.1%
194 of
1,486 pupils
7.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
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
44.2
5.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.13 · 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
8.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.21 pts
higher than
England
School
8.43%
North Somerset
5.97%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.16 pts
higher than
England
School
21.98%
North Somerset
14.19%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.45 pts
higher than
England
School
4.25%
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
99.1%
6.7 pts
above England
Priory Community School
99.1%
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.