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School rankings · North Somerset

Best schools in Banwell

1 schools in Banwell, each ranked among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest DfE results.

iSources and method

SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outEach school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as the North Somerset league tables.
The best ranked schools within reach of the town centre sit beside them; distances are as the crow flies.

Things to know
  • A dash means no figure is published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).

Primary schools

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Banwell's own ranking

In BanwellSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Banwell Primary School59%6%(39/57) in North Somerset

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Sandford Primary SchoolWinscombe1.7 miles75%17%Top 23% (13/57) in North Somerset
Herons' Moor AcademyWeston-super-Mare2.8 miles73%2%Top 29% (16/57) in North Somerset
St Georges Church SchoolWeston-Super-Mare2.9 miles67%3%Top 44% (25/57) in North Somerset
Winscombe Primary SchoolWinscombe1.6 miles66%17%Top 46% (26/57) in North Somerset
Locking Primary SchoolWeston-Super-Mare2.1 miles57%3%(41/57) in North Somerset
Parklands Educate Together PrimaryWeston-Super-Mare2.0 miles47%3%(51/57) in North Somerset
Hutton Church of England Primary SchoolWeston-super-Mare2.9 miles38%6%(55/57) in North Somerset

Secondary schools (GCSE)

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SourceDfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

None in Banwell itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Churchill Academy & Sixth FormWinscombe2.3 miles49.055%Top 46% (5/11) in North Somerset
The Kings of Wessex AcademyCheddar5.2 miles47.248%Top 29% (8/28) in Somerset
Hans Price AcademyWeston-super-Mare4.4 miles47.244%(6/11) in North Somerset
Priory Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare3.2 miles43.531%(8/11) in North Somerset
Worle Community SchoolWeston-Super-Mare3.4 miles41.943%(9/11) in North Somerset
Winterstoke Hundred AcademyWeston-Super-Mare3.2 miles40.531%(10/11) in North Somerset
Broadoak AcademyWeston-Super-Mare4.9 miles38.927%(11/11) in North Somerset

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

None in Banwell itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Kings of Wessex AcademyCheddar5.2 miles36.0+0.27Top 19% (2/11) in Somerset
Churchill Academy & Sixth FormWinscombe2.3 miles32.8+0.03(5/8) in North Somerset
Weston CollegeWeston-Super-Mare5.4 miles27.3-0.44(7/8) in North Somerset
Winterstoke Hundred AcademyWeston-Super-Mare3.2 miles20.7-0.76(8/8) in North Somerset

Private schools (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

None in Banwell itself is ranked.

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Wells Cathedral SchoolWells12.4 miles38.1Top 50% (4/8) in Somerset
Sidcot SchoolWinscombe2.1 miles33.71st (1/1) in North Somerset

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League tables: North Somerset Primary · North Somerset GCSE.

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