Secondary · BS48 · North Somerset

Nailsea School

Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2HN

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance93.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.26
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils1197

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (11 Mar 2020).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BS48. Where we have them, council (North Somerset) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1197
Free school meals
14.5%
0.8% below district average (15.3%)

Also: North Somerset 17% · England 25.8%

SEN
17.5%
7.7% below district average (25.2%)

Also: North Somerset 14.5% · England 16.5%

EAL
5%
0.8% below district average (5.8%)
Attendance
93.9%
0.6% below district average (94.5%)

Also: North Somerset 91.1% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
15.7%
Progress 8
+0.26 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
52.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
55.6%
Grade 4+ English & maths
75.9%
Entered for EBacc
29.9%
EBacc average point score
4.6

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BS48 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197.4%
  • 2021/2292.1%
  • 2022/2391.4%
  • 2023/2491.8%
  • 2024/2591.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
1383
Pupils on roll
1197

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the North Somerset page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.5%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · ASD
Need types
ASD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates