Kingsmead Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 892 pupils
West Somerset College
Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead TA24 6AY
Year groups
Year 9–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
745
On roll
Ages
13–19
Capacity 1,509
Local authority
Somerset
Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About West Somerset College
West Somerset College is a secondary academy in Minehead, Somerset, for pupils aged 13–19 (Year 9–Year 13). It is part of Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust.
It has 745 pupils on roll and room for 1,509. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 9–Year 13
- Ages
- 13–19
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 745
- Capacity
- 1,509 pupils
- Free school meals
- 26.20% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 136791
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