Hans Price Academy
Marchfields Way, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 3QP ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Weston-super-Mare. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (December 2023). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 234 families put it first for 196 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,046
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Academy trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Esch
- Opened
- May 2011
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 188 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
196 of 234 first-preference applicants were offered a place (84%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)33.7%
- English as an additional language18.4%
- SEN support15.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan6.4%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.