Sidcot School
Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, BS25 1PD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Quaker
- Headmaster
- Mr James Jones
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 594
- URN
- 109362
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934843102
About this school
Sidcot School is a Quaker independent school in Winscombe. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 594 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sidcot School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sidcot School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1905, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 107 | 99 | 69 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.7 | 30.4 | 29.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sidcot School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.4 | 38.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 29.8 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 616 |
| 2023/24 | 639 |
| 2024/25 | 616 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 99
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baytree School4.9 miles
Special schools · Weston-super-Mare
-
Voyage Learning Campus6.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Sedgemoor Manor School6.6 miles
Special schools · Highbridge
-
Westhaven School7.1 miles
Special schools · Weston-super-Mare
-
Seven Hills8.4 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Winscombe
- Sandford Primary School Primary
- Shipham Church of England First School Primary
- Winscombe Primary School Primary
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sidcot School teach?
- Sidcot School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Winscombe.
- Who is the headmaster of Sidcot School?
- The headmaster of Sidcot School is Mr James Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sidcot School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sidcot School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sidcot School?
- Sidcot School has 594 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Sidcot School full?
- Sidcot School has capacity for 700 pupils and 594 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sidcot School a faith school?
- Yes. Sidcot School is designated Quaker.
- How have Sidcot School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.7 in 2022/23 and 29.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sidcot School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidcot School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.