Churchill Academy & Sixth Form, Winscombe

In its own words: "Welcome to Churchill Academy & Sixth Form. We are proud to be a successful comprehensive school with an excellent sixth form in a beautiful rural setting. We maintain the highest standards of behaviour within a supportive and inclusive culture that values and celebrates personal enrichment and creativity alongside academic achievement."

In 2026, pupils at Churchill Academy & Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in North Somerset and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in North Somerset and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.04: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.9, against 51.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Churchill Academy & Sixth Form as their first choice and 331 named it as one of their preferences, for 246 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Churchill Academy & Sixth Form are The Kings of Wessex Academy (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); Fairlands Middle School (4.6 miles); and Priory Community School (4.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5).

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is one of 34 schools run by Lighthouse Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4 in 2024/25.

216 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Churchill Academy & Sixth Form (as of September 2025): 70% would recommend the school, 80% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 260 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 30% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 75 pupils (5%) received SEN support and 28 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Churchill Academy & Sixth Form.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Churchill Academy (nw-bound), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, burglary and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76).

In 2024/25, Churchill Academy & Sixth Form issued 215 suspensions, 13.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Churchill Academy & Sixth Form are Sandford Primary School (0.7 miles), Churchill Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles), Winscombe Primary School (1.5 miles) and Shipham Church of England First School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.