West Somerset College
Secondary schoolWest Somerset College is a secondary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 13 to 19. It had 745 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at West Somerset College was 42.2, against 43.4 in Somerset and 46.2 in England.
35.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 43.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.6% | 39.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 174 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Minehead Middle SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Minehead First SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 20241.2 km
- Aurora FoxesSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.4 km
- St Michael's Church of England First SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 20251.7 km
- Dunster First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 20241.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Somerset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).