Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · North Somerset
1 Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/11/2023
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.3%
33.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
870
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
137 of 172 families who put it first got an offer
145
Places offered
334
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 172 | 137 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 7 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 334 | 145 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
North Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Randle
- Address
- 1 Beaufighter Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
- Phone
- 01934313290
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke · Weston-Super-Mare
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147350
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
870 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 743 pupils
Attendance
88.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.02 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 118 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.69 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 48 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 15% | 44% | 65% | |
| English Language | 117 | 9% | 40% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 116 | 8% | 32% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 83 | 7% | 22% | 48% | |
| Geography | 66 | 5% | 23% | 39% | |
| Business | 41 | 7% | 27% | 49% | |
| History | 37 | 16% | 30% | 46% | |
| Biology | 32 | 19% | 59% | 66% | |
| Physics | 31 | 23% | 52% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 19% | 45% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 27 | 4% | 19% | 26% | |
| Computer Science | 21 | 24% | 43% | 52% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 6% | 12% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 9% | 9% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 13% | 13% | 13% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 43% | |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 17% | 17% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Law | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 21035: Winterstoke Hundred Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 27% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 33% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.