Backwell School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,595 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7
Academy sponsor led
Worle Community School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,244of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 242
- Ofsted
- Report card, 2 June 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Needs attentionLeadership and governance Needs attentionPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Worle Community School (URN 109313, until 17 July 2016).
What the data says
Worle Community School has no sixth form. Of the 279 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 30% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.4 against 46.1 across England and 46.8 in North Somerset, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French add up to 18% of the year group, and 18% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Somerset and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Worle Community School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 279 | 2,376 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 35% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 48% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Worle Community School | North Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.4 | 46.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 18% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | 4.03 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.2 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.1 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 236 | 98% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 62% |
| Mathematics | 236 | 98% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 64% |
| English Literature | 226 | 93% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 195 | 81% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 38% |
| Geography | 151 | 62% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 51% |
| Business Studies | 92 | 38% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 57% |
| History | 78 | 32% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 47% |
| Sociology | 72 | 30% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 53% |
| Design and Technology | 49 | 20% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 51% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 17% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 54% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 15% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 86% |
| Physics | 37 | 15% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 89% |
| Biology | 37 | 15% | 23% | 27% | 45% | 84% |
| Photography | 30 | 12% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 70% |
| Music | 30 | 12% | 5% | 3% | 33% | 57% |
| Spanish | 23 | 10% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 43% |
| French | 20 | 8% | 18% | 5% | 29% | 50% |
| Citizenship Studies | 20 | 8% | 3% | 20% | 19% | 75% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 8% | 9% | 30% | 28% | 85% |
| Polish | 6 | 2% | 1% | 17% | 84% | 67% |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 0% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 49 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 46 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 17 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 10 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.