Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Churchill Green, Churchill, Winscombe, BS25 5QN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Hildrew
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,698
- Pupils on roll
- 1,488
- URN
- 137000
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934852771
About this school
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Winscombe. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,488 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 258 | 260 | 264 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | 48.7 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.11 to +0.24 | -0.04 -0.21 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 53.1% | 53.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 73.8% | 74.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 22.7% | 18.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
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 Churchill Academy & Sixth Form 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 | 49.3 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 38.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,640 |
| 2023/24 | 1,589 |
| 2024/25 | 1,547 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchill Academy & Sixth Form compares
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 8.3% | 13.6% | 1,488 | — |
| The Kings of Wessex Academy | 48.7 | 8.9% | 11.7% | 1,043 | 4.5 miles |
| Priory Community School | 44.2 | 8.4% | 18.1% | 1,486 | 4.7 miles |
| Worle Community School | 40.4 | 12.2% | 27.6% | 1,244 | 5.3 miles |
| Winterstoke Hundred Academy | 40.1 | 11.7% | 24.5% | 870 | 5.3 miles |
| Backwell School | 52.7 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 1,595 | 6.3 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)
- 13.59%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Kings of Wessex Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Cheddar
-
Priory Community School4.7 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Worle Community School5.3 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Winterstoke Hundred Academy5.3 miles
Secondary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Backwell School6.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Winscombe
- Sandford Primary School Primary
- Shipham Church of England First School Primary
- Winscombe Primary School Primary
- Sidcot School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Churchill Academy & Sixth Form teach?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Winscombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Churchill Academy & Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is Mr Chris Hildrew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churchill Academy & Sixth Form last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchill Academy & Sixth Form, 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 Churchill Academy & Sixth Form?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form has 1,488 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Churchill Academy & Sixth Form full?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form has capacity for 1,698 pupils and 1,488 on roll (88%), 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 Churchill Academy & Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Churchill Academy & Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Churchill Academy & Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Churchill Academy & Sixth Form?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Churchill Academy & Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.3 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Churchill Academy & Sixth Form rank locally?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form ranked 4th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Churchill Academy & Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Churchill Academy & Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churchill Academy & Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchill Academy & Sixth Form'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.