Weston College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationWeston-super-Mare North Somerset

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

Average A level gradeC-2024/25

Weston College is a further education in Weston-Super-Mare for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Knightstone Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 2AL01934 411411Dr Paul Phillips principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,789 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-27.3 points per entry

A level progress-0.44Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better6%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished86%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	1,789	1,704	1,784	1,681	3,276	3,219
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	27.30	26.50	25.81	30.12	30.15	30.66
Average A level grade	C-	C-	C-	C	C	C
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	27.42	25.29	25.26	29.41	27.45	28.06
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	6%	4%	4%	3%	5%	6%
A level progressA level value added	-0.44	-0.57	–	–	-0.22	-0.06
Applied general courses: points per entry	25.73	26.39	25.52	32.13	–	–
T levels: points per entry	28.84	29.99	30.91	31.35	–	–
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	86%	81%	84%	86%	81%	87%

A level subjects

20 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.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.

SubjectsMathematics53Sociology40Psychology38Business Studies37Biology36History34Chemistry32Law32Media / Film / TV Studies26English Language and Literature20Economics19Physics18English Literature16Geography13Mathematics (Further)13Government and Politics10Art and Design10Computer Science8Photography6Textiles5

Every A level subject against England, 2025

Mathematics53 entries · 17% A* or A · 93% passed

28%England 60%

Sociology40 entries · 3% A* or A · 83% passed

20%England 49%

Psychology38 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed

37%England 46%

Business Studies37 entries · 0% A* or A · 95% passed

24%England 47%

Biology36 entries · 17% A* or A · 97% passed

36%England 49%

History34 entries · 3% A* or A · 91% passed

21%England 55%

Chemistry32 entries · 6% A* or A · 94% passed

31%England 53%

Law32 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed

34%England 40%

Media / Film / TV Studies26 entries · 8% A* or A · 96% passed

31%England 46%

English Language and Literature20 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

30%England 47%

Economics19 entries · 11% A* or A · 95% passed

42%England 57%

Physics18 entries · 17% A* or A · 94% passed

39%England 51%

English Literature16 entries · 13% A* or A · 94% passed

44%England 52%

Geography13 entries · 0% A* or A · 85% passed

23%England 51%

Mathematics (Further)13 entries · 8% A* or A · 77% passed

39%England 76%

Government and Politics10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed

40%England 55%

Art and Design10 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed

30%England 60%

Computer Science8 entries · 0% A* or A · 75% passed

13%England 46%

Photography6 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed

50%England 58%

Textiles5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed

0%England 67%

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 North 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 families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,507 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training70%and stayed there for at least six months

15%13%34%23%

University 15%Further education college 8%Apprenticeship 13%Work 34%Not in education, work or training 23%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 57%, compared with 74% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training45%England 72%

Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship13%England 6%

Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 40% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	70%	73%	74%	–
Education	23%	24%	29%	–
Apprenticeship	13%	12%	12%	2%
Work	34%	36%	34%	–
Not in education, work or training	23%	22%	21%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,00312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate138 per 1,000 people52% higher than the England average

Typical house price£315,000North Somerset

Nearest bus stop30 mWeston College, 20 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

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Walliscote Primary School	Academy	720 m	275	Good 2022	14	Compare
Christ Church Church of England Primary School	Academy	730 m	193	Good 2023	27	Compare
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School	Academy	0.7 miles	194	Good 2021	41	Compare
Ashcombe Primary School	Academy	1.0 miles	627	Report card 2026	9	Compare
Hans Price Academy	Academy	1.1 miles	1,046	Good 2023	55	Compare
Bournville Primary School	Academy	1.4 miles	494	No overall grade 2025	2	Compare
Worlebury St Pauls Church School	Academy	1.4 miles	175	Report card 2026	37	Compare
Milton Park Primary School	Academy	1.5 miles	327	Report card 2026	11	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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Contact and details

Address: Knightstone Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 2AL
Telephone: 01934 411411
Principal: Dr Paul Phillips
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: North Somerset
Ward: Weston-super-Mare Hillside
Constituency: Weston-Super-Mare
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 130564 · LAESTAB 8028014 · UKPRN 10007459

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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