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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • North Somerset
  • BS25 5QN
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected May 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 912 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 28%28% · 2017/182018/19: top 35%2021/22: top 41%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 35%2024/25: top 28%No exams

A-level results

#138 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 850.3 · South West 45.58/10 Above+13 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths53.4% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above+13 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.25 · South West 3.987/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.04 · South West −0.025/10 Middle+12.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.78 · South West 33.675/10 Middle+9.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.2 · 255 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 49.3 · 213 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 50.4 · 227 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 48.8 · 222 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 50.1 · 259 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 49.3 · 258 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 48.7 · 260 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 50.3 · 264 pupils · South West 45.4553.248.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 53% · 213 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 55% · 227 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 55% · 222 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 51% · 259 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 55% · 258 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 53.1% · 260 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 53.4% · 264 pupils · South West 44.2%55%51%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.4 · 132 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 29.94 · 137 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 34.96 · 133 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 33.41 · 132 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 35.05 · 153 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 33.61 · 170 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 31.7 · 117 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 32.78 · 136 pupils · South West 33.6735.0529.94No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
238 of 238 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st238238
2nd648
3rd290

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Outstanding
  4. 2023Requires improvement
  5. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,488
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.6%
First language not English3.7%
SEN support5.2%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils23.8%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

87.6% full · 1,698 places · 260 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 216 responses (14% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school79.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school78.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved67.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.5% not applicable46.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year68.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 15.7% not applicable65.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.6% who said Yes above59.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school78.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing75.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development67.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent70.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 77
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 30.6

Teachers 83 FTE · Whole workforce 127.5 · 145 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,268
Spend per pupil£6,754
Staff spend per pupil£5,541
Reserve per pupil£639
  • +£988,000revenue reserve
  • +£794,000in-year balance

Grants £7,186 · self-generated £81 · premises £289 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (34 academies) · trust reserve £6,342,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

260 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95%
  • Education88.8%
  • Apprenticeship4.6%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained3.8%
  • Unknown1.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

125 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.2%
  • Education51.2%
  • Higher education40%
  • Apprenticeship5.6%
  • Employment30.4%
  • Not sustained8.8%
  • Unknown4%