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University Centre Somerset College Group

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBridgwaterSomerset
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

University Centre Somerset College Group is a further education in Bridgwater for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Bath Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4PZ01278 455464ucscollegegroup.ac.ukMr Andy Berry principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,764 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC29.1 points per entry
A level progress-0.29Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better3%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished74%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,7641,6051,7421,7013,3943,739
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry29.0925.8524.8830.5623.5026.12
Average A level gradeCC-D+CD+C-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS27.8825.2123.1127.8024.5429.20
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects3%4%3%4%3%7%
A level progressA level value added-0.29-0.46-0.41-0.27
Applied general courses: points per entry29.7429.5628.9928.69
T levels: points per entry27.9627.2427.4928.67
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed74%69%89%92%88%91%

A level subjects

18 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Law56%A* to B, England 40% · 27 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology41Psychology37Law27Biology27Mathematics26History19English Literature13Chemistry12Business Studies12Physics12Computer Science11English Language11Economics9Photography9Design and Technology (Product Design)7Geography7Government and Politics6Spanish5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology41 entries · 27% A* or A · 95% passed
56%England 49%
Psychology37 entries · 3% A* or A · 95% passed
22%England 46%
Law27 entries · 22% A* or A · 96% passed
56%England 40%
Biology27 entries · 0% A* or A · 82% passed
15%England 49%
Mathematics26 entries · 15% A* or A · 77% passed
31%England 60%
History19 entries · 5% A* or A · 90% passed
53%England 55%
English Literature13 entries · 8% A* or A · 92% passed
39%England 52%
Chemistry12 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
42%England 53%
Business Studies12 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 47%
Physics12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
33%England 51%
Computer Science11 entries · 9% A* or A · 82% passed
18%England 46%
English Language11 entries · 9% A* or A · 91% passed
36%England 44%
Economics9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
11%England 57%
Photography9 entries · 22% A* or A · 100% passed
56%England 58%
Design and Technology (Product Design)7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
29%England 38%
Geography7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 51%
Government and Politics6 entries · 0% A* or A · 83% passed
33%England 55%
Spanish5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,641 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training75%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 79% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training37%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship15%England 6%
Higher technical course7%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 28% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training75%74%81%
Education18%19%34%
Apprenticeship15%15%13%2%
Work41%40%34%
Not in education, work or training20%19%16%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m69512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate166 per 1,000 people82% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop90 mBridgwater College, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bridgwater College AcademyAcademy420 m1,561Report card 20261Compare
Eastover Primary SchoolCouncil430 m403Good 202354Compare
St John and St Francis Church SchoolAcademy900 m421Good 202242Compare
Northgate Primary SchoolFree school0.8 miles258Report card 202667Compare
Willowdown Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles361Report card 202630Compare
Robert Blake AcademyAcademy1.0 milesNot inspectedCompare
Polden Bower SchoolFoundation special school1.1 miles260Good 2024Compare
Chilton Trinity SchoolAcademy1.1 miles990No overall grade 202440Compare

Questions parents ask

Is University Centre Somerset College Group a good school?

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How many pupils does University Centre Somerset College Group have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Bath Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4PZ
Telephone
01278 455464
Website
www.ucscollegegroup.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Andy Berry
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Somerset
Ward
Bridgwater North & Central
Constituency
Bridgwater
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130803 · LAESTAB 9338000 · UKPRN 10000878
Formerly
Strode College, Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Cannington College

Where these figures come from