Best Schools in Weston-Super-Mare

How many schools are there in Weston-Super-Mare?

Weston-Super-Mare has 35 open schools: 26 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 2 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Weston-Super-Mare are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Weston-Super-Mare was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Bournville Primary School. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 30 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Bournville Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Weston-Super-Mare get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Weston-Super-Mare with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Hans Price Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Priory Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 and 31% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Worle Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.9 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Hans Price AcademyPriory Community SchoolWorle Community School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Weston-Super-Mare have the best SATs results?

Of the 23 primary schools in Weston-Super-Mare with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Worle Village Primary School (90% in reading, 97% in maths); Herons' Moor Academy (88% in reading, 83% in maths); and Mead Vale Community Primary School (80% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Worle Village Primary SchoolHerons' Moor AcademyMead Vale Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Weston-Super-Mare?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Weston-Super-Mare selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Weston-Super-Mare have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Weston-Super-Mare have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Weston-Super-Mare?

Apply to your council - North Somerset or Somerset, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.