Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

State-Funded School

churchill-academy-sixth-form-north-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

North SomersetLocal Authority

Wells and Mendip HillsConstituency

BS25 5QNPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 1,488 pupils. Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.25

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,488

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,488
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Lighthouse Schools Partnership

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 May 2023	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Sept 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.