| West Somerset | |
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| Address | |
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Bircham Road Alcombe, Minehead , Somerset , TA24 6AY England | |
| Coordinates | 51°11′47″N 3°27′44″W / 51.1964°N 3.4621°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Qui audet, vincit (He who dares, wins) |
| Department for Education URN | 136791 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Nicola Doughty[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 13 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,111 |
| Capacity | 1,509 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Website | www |
West Somerset College (is sometimes abbreviated to WSC and was previously known as West Somerset Community College prior to the college re-brand in September 2013[2]) is a fairly large secondary school in Minehead, Somerset, England. It provides education for pupils aged 13 to 16 (school years 9–11) in the main school and 16 to 18 (school years 12–13) in the sixth form (West Somerset uses a three-tier school system). WSC has had Technology College status for several years, meaning the college receives additional funding. In June 2011, the school became an Academy. The school has a partnership with a secondary school (Gymnasium) in Bünde, Germany.
The College was placed into special measures following an October 2014 Ofsted report judging the College to be 'inadequate.'[3] This status was lifted in May 2016 following 'significant improvements.'[4]
The College was subsequently placed third best in Somerset for progress in GCSE results in the DFE 2017 league table.[5]
- ^ "West Somerset College". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Green, Hannah (29 May 2013). "Focus on: West Somerset Community College". Retrieved 6 December 2015 – via Somerset County Gazette.
- ^ "School is put in special measures". BBC News. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "West Somerset College out of special measures". Somerset County Gazette. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "West Somerset College sees 'meteoric rise' in progress after 'special measures' three years ago". Somerset County Gazette. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.