Secondary
West Somerset College
Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6AY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 745 of 1509 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 65.9
- Pupils per adult
- 11.5
- Pupils
- 759
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formRequires improvement
March 2020
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
33%
41.2
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 |
| Entered the EBacc | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.37 |
| A level students | 53 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 34% |
| 24/25 | 33% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24.5 |
| 22/23 | 21.3 |
| 23/24 | 26.5 |
| 24/25 | 28.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.63 |
| 22/23 | -0.49 |
| 23/24 | -0.50 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42.0 |
| 22/23 | 37.9 |
| 23/24 | 39.7 |
| 24/25 | 41.2 |
Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6AY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Zoe Stucki
- Address
- Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6AY
- Telephone
- 01643706061