Nailsea School
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | North Somerset |
| Address | Mizzymead Road, BS48 2HN |
| School Website | www.nailseaschool.com |
| Telephone | 1275852251 |
| URN | 138466 |
School Census
| Total | 1096 |
| Girls/Boys | 544/552 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 49.6%/50.4% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 4.2% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 137 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 4.1% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 12/03/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Good |
| 11/03/2020 | Requires improvement |
| 18/06/2015 | Good |
| Inspection Date | 12/03/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Good |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 11/03/2020 |
| Quality of Education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Good |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 18/06/2015 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.30% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 65.90% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.26 |
| Progress 8 | 0.26 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 48 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 69% |
| Entering EBacc | 31% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 |
| Progress 8 | 0.07 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 69% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 |
| Progress 8 | -0.13 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 383 |
| As first preference | 189 |
| As second preference | 133 |
| As third preference | 61 |
| Total Offers Made | 197 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 189 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 373 |
| As first preference | 170 |
| As second preference | 163 |
| As third preference | 40 |
| Total Offers Made | 203 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 170 |
| second preference offers | 25 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 373 |
| As first preference | 191 |
| As second preference | 135 |
| As third preference | 47 |
| Total Offers Made | 219 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 191 |
| second preference offers | 11 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 317 |
| As first preference | 154 |
| As second preference | 115 |
| As third preference | 48 |
| Total Offers Made | 162 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 154 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 340 |
| As first preference | 174 |
| As second preference | 124 |
| As third preference | 42 |
| Total Offers Made | 191 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 174 |
| second preference offers | 14 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 339 |
| As first preference | 177 |
| As second preference | 99 |
| As third preference | 63 |
| Total Offers Made | 178 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 176 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 292 |
| As first preference | 137 |
| As second preference | 126 |
| As third preference | 29 |
| Total Offers Made | 175 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 137 |
| second preference offers | 24 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 299 |
| As first preference | 147 |
| As second preference | 113 |
| As third preference | 39 |
| Total Offers Made | 175 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 147 |
| second preference offers | 23 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 232 |
| As first preference | 116 |
| As second preference | 98 |
| As third preference | 18 |
| Total Offers Made | 124 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 116 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 273 |
| As first preference | 125 |
| As second preference | 115 |
| As third preference | 33 |
| Total Offers Made | 142 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 125 |
| second preference offers | 13 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.00% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 267 |
| As first preference | 148 |
| As second preference | 92 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 153 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 148 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 49% |
| agree | 35% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 14% |
| agree | 10% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 3% |
| not applicable | 64% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 40% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 19% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 33% |
| no | 67% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 18% |
| dont know | 1% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 41% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 37% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 37% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 48% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 38% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 86% |
| no | 14% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 47% |
| agree | 47% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 51% |
| agree | 45% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 5% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 7% |
| agree | 9% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 11% |
| not applicable | 64% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 20% |
| agree | 34% |
| disagree | 35% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 3% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 22% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 31% |
| no | 69% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 43% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 51% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 7% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 30% |
| agree | 53% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 57% |
| disagree | 1% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 8% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 12% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 9% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 91% |
| no | 9% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 88.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 4.7% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 89.7% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 4.1% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.6% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
Golden Valley Primary School
(0.20 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Nailsea Park, , BS48 1BB
St Francis Catholic Primary School
(0.28 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Inadequate
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Station Road, , BS48 4PD