West Somerset College

URN 136791·Secondary·Academy converter·Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 13.8%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,098.81

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+100.0%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.9%, sickness 8.7 days.

Overall absence at 13.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.41.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.54.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)32.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.25.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

760

Capacity

1,509 (50%)

Free school meals

24.8%

English additional lang.

4.7%

Ethnicity

White British 91.6%Asian 1.0%Black 0.4%Mixed 3.1%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1319

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

47.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.0

Mean salary

£46,909

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

37.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.3%

Unauthorised absence

6.5%

2024/25 · 663 pupils