West Somerset College

State-Funded School

west-somerset-college-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Tiverton and MineheadConstituency

TA24 6AYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

West Somerset College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–19, located in Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 745 pupils. West Somerset College is part of BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 23 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.41

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

745

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 745
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
14 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.