Nailsea School
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| Established | 1960 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mrs Dionne Elliott |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs S Hancock |
| Location |
Mizzymead Road Nailsea North Somerset BS48 2HN United Kingdom |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| DfE URN | 138466 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,009 as of 2015 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Unicorn |
| Website | www |
| Broadcast area | Nailsea |
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| Slogan | The Heart of the Community |
| Format | Speakers inside Nailsea School / Live Streams |
| Owner | Nailsea School |
| Webcast | http://www.nsradio.co.uk |
| Website | http://www.nsradio.co.uk |
Nailsea School, located in Nailsea, North Somerset, England, is a mixed secondary school and sixth form. It has Technology and Media Arts College specialist school status, and is an academy.
Nailsea School was opened in 1959 as a grammar school with just over 90 students. In 1966 the school became a Secondary Comprehensive, catering for students from 11 to 18 years
In 2006, the school population was more than 1,350, with a planned admission number of 240 students per year. As of 2015, the enrollment was 1,009 including 190 in the sixth form.
In 2009, a brand new building was opened to house the school.
Its A/AS-Level performance and pupils' improvement was only slightly below the national average, and its overall performance then was 4th in North Somerset.
In 2007, its GCSE performance rose by 8% from 51% to 65%.
Its A/AS-Level points rose and its overall performance was maintained as 4th in North Somerset.
In 2009, described by the school as a 'truly outstanding year', 74% of year 11 students achieved 5 A* to C grades at GCSE. This represents the highest achievement at GCSE level in the school's history, despite the possible disruption caused by the impending move to the new school site.
2009 saw excellent results from the Nailsea School Sixth Form students. Six students achieved at least three A grades at A-level with one fifth of all exams taken by the students resulting in A grades. 62 per cent were at least a C grade. In addition, 6 A Level students achieved offers from Oxford/cambridge.
GCSE results at the school broke all previous records set by previous year groups. The results for 2010 showed that 79% of students gained at least five grades at A*-C, while 65% obtained five A* to C including maths and English.
Nailsea School Sixth Form students also obtained excellent results in 2010. Nailsea School staff described this year's A-level results as 'outstanding' as they beat records set last year. Almost 79 per cent of all students achieved A*-C grades. 12 per cent of students achieved three or more A or A* grades. Six students gained places at either Oxford or Cambridge, while one student obtained a place at the Royal Academy of Music.
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