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Clevedon School

Secondary · Clevedon · BS21 6AH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 30 April 2024

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At a glance

1,390 pupils · 99% of 1,400 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
14.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.clevedonschool.org.uk
URN
137884

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 271 families named it first for 225 Year 7 places, 1.20 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 2.632 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 3 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. Ofsted last graded it Good on 30 April 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

225 places offered · 271 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: defined priority area.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 2.632 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 4 (Children living outside Clevedon Academy's Catchment Area with a sibling)
4.61 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

232 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
51.4
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
74.6%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
48.3%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B
39.2
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school51.4
Median of its 12 closest peers49.8
North Somerset average47
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Churchdown SchoolGloucester · 41 miles awayStrong standard51.5
Brine Leas SchoolNantwich · 112 miles awayExpected standard49.7
Egglescliffe SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 221 miles awayOutstanding51.4
Yateley SchoolYateley · 87 miles awayGood47.8
Sandbach SchoolSandbach · 119 miles awayGood48.2
Malmesbury SchoolMalmesbury · 33 miles awayOutstanding49.8
Beauchamps High SchoolWickford · 146 miles awayGood48.1
Woldgate School and Sixth Form CollegeYork · 193 miles awayNo current grade46.9
Hele's SchoolPlymouth · 90 miles awayGood50.7
Rainhill High SchoolPrescot · 136 miles awayGood45.9
Shelley College, A Share AcademyHuddersfield · 156 miles awayOutstanding51.3
Cams Hill SchoolFareham · 84 miles awayGood52.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (North Somerset 83%, England 59%) · Any other White background 6% (North Somerset 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 4%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

23.63 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Somerset: 25.50 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

74.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,535; 6.6% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,133
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 11% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£746,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
55%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
31%
Any sustained destination
95%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.5%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented14.3%20.5%
Detached houses39.3%22.9%
Flats3.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014752 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£597,000166 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£442,500–£796,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (93)£740,000
Semi-detached (37)£485,000
Terraced (12)£343,000
Flat (24)£357,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
2an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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