Worle Community School

Redwing Drive, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS22 8XX

Requires Improvement

Inspected 14 November 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

40.4

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–16

Ages

1,288

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: North Somerset →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,288 / 1,500 (86%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 14 November 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

27.6%

Disadvantaged

11.6%

EAL

2.9%

SEN support

7.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

40.4

Attainment 8

1,288 pupils

41.3%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

58.7%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

3.3

EBacc avg point score

Where pupils go next

91%

Sustained destination

79%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

12.2%

Overall absence

34.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

76.87

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +6.3 vs 2023/24

16.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -2.4 vs 2023/24

17.34

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

£48,257

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 10% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,250 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,297

Spend per pupil

£7,757

Income per pupil

54%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.