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Hans Price Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Marchfields Way, Weston-super-Mare BS23 3QP · hanspriceacademy.clf.uk · 01934 629307
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. North Somerset 46.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.73 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 · North Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,046
- 100% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5” went to a home 0.45 mi (731 m) from the school. Source: North Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 196 | 234 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 203 | 236 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 248 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 204 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 205 | 220 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.45 mi0.73 km | |
Offer-day round; later rounds (places freed by refusals) are not read.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 42.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Somerset it was 46.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.90 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.4 | −13.4 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 72.6 | +14.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hans Price Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 122
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (29%) with SEND