Hans Price Academy
Marchfields Way, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mr Adrian Esch
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,046
- URN
- 136708
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934629307
About this school
Hans Price Academy is a secondary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,046 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 186 | 213 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 46.0 | 47.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 +0.02 to +0.45 | +0.22 +0.02 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 41.3% | 42.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 61% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 15% | 15.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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 Hans Price Academy 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 | 46.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 38.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,022 |
| 2023/24 | 1,041 |
| 2024/25 | 1,026 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hans Price Academy compares
Hans Price Academy ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.6 | 9.5% | 33.7% | 1,046 | — |
| Broadoak Academy | 38.7 | 10.5% | 40.1% | 792 | 0.8 miles |
| Winterstoke Hundred Academy | 40.1 | 11.7% | 24.5% | 870 | 1.3 miles |
| Worle Community School | 40.4 | 12.2% | 27.6% | 1,244 | 1.9 miles |
| Priory Community School | 44.2 | 8.4% | 18.1% | 1,486 | 3.0 miles |
| Churchill Academy & Sixth Form | 50.3 | 8.3% | 13.6% | 1,488 | 6.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.72%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadoak Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Winterstoke Hundred Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Worle Community School1.9 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Priory Community School3.0 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form6.7 miles
Secondary · Winscombe
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Hans Price Academy ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Broadoak Academy Secondary
- Priory Community School Secondary
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy Secondary
- Worle Community School Secondary
- Airfield Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcombe Primary School Primary
- Becket Primary School Primary
- Bournville Primary School Primary
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Drakelow Park Flying High Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hans Price Academy teach?
- Hans Price Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the principal of Hans Price Academy?
- The principal of Hans Price Academy is Mr Adrian Esch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hans Price Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hans Price Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hans Price Academy?
- Hans Price Academy has 1,046 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hans Price Academy full?
- Hans Price Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,046 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Hans Price Academy a faith school?
- No. Hans Price Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hans Price Academy a selective school?
- No. Hans Price Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hans Price Academy?
- Hans Price Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hans Price Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hans Price Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hans Price Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 47.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hans Price Academy rank locally?
- Hans Price Academy ranked 7th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hans Price Academy's absence rate?
- Hans Price Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hans Price Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hans Price Academy'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 1 July 2026.