Secondary schools in North Somerset
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
North Somerset has 11 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,376 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 86% stayed in education (England 86%): 35% in a school sixth form, 2% at a sixth form college, 48% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 25% of students in North Somerset went to university (England 37%), and 15% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.8 against 46.1 for England; 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: North Somerset against England
| Measure | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,376 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in North Somerset
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (11)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backwell SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,595 | 92% | 56% | 30% | 3% | 35% | 52.7 | 56% |
| Broadoak AcademyAcademy converter | 792 | 87% | 8% | 77% | 3% | — | 38.7 | 32% |
| Churchill Academy & Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,488 | 90% | 51% | 38% | 3% | 42% | 50.3 | 53% |
| Clevedon SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,390 | 89% | 53% | 33% | 5% | 55% | 51.4 | 48% |
| Gordano SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,029 | 87% | 52% | 33% | 5% | 40% | 49.0 | 51% |
| Hans Price AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,046 | 78% | 13% | 61% | 4% | — | 47.6 | 43% |
| Nailsea SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,197 | 89% | 51% | 36% | 4% | 48% | 52.6 | 56% |
| Priory Community SchoolAcademy converter | 1,486 | 84% | 12% | 71% | 5% | — | 44.2 | 36% |
| St Katherine's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 976 | 85% | 47% | 29% | 2% | 54% | 50.0 | 47% |
| Winterstoke Hundred AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 870 | — | — | — | — | 38% | 40.1 | 34% |
| Worle Community SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,244 | 79% | 8% | 71% | 7% | — | 40.4 | 41% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (5)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 15% | — | — |
| Sidcot Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 594 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.8 | 0% |
| Ravenswood Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 140 | 100% | 0% | 14% | 0% | — | 0.0 | 0% |
| Westhaven Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 190 | 92% | 0% | 68% | 0% | — | 4.3 | 0% |
| Lime Hills Academystate · Free schools special | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0% |