West Somerset College
Bircham Road, Minehead, TA24 6AY
745 pupils · 49% of 1,509 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 23 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsmead Academy 20.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Brymore Academy 27.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Court Fields School 29.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pyrland School 30.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Castle School 31.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Haygrove School 31.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.