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West Somerset College

West Somerset College
Bircham Road
Alcombe
Minehead
Somerset
England
TA246AY

📞 phone: 01643 706061

headteacher: Nicola Doughty

🌍 web: www.westsomersetcollege.org

744 pupils mixed gender
1509 pupils capacity: 49% full

373 boys 50%

371 girls 50%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136791
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
4291
Open date
1. June 2011
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 297898, Northing: 145150
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.196, Longitude: -3.4626
Accepting pupils
13—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
4. March 2020
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Bridgwater and West Somerset › Alcombe
Free school meals %
18.70
Trust
BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10033787

School governors

  • Mr Geoffrey Dibble, Local Governor
    (1. September 2017—31. August 2025)
  • Deborah Shelley, Local Governor
    (1. September 2017—20. March 2023)
  • Dr Michelle Louise Butterworth, Local Governor
    (1. February 2023—31. January 2027)
  • Mr Gregg Mockridge, Local Governor
    (26. April 2019—31. August 2022)
  • Mrs Martina Forster, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. February 2016—31. August 2024)
  • Paul Widgery, Local Governor
    (5. October 2020—8. February 2023)
  • Mrs Natasha Goswell, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Nikki Doughty, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—None)
  • Ms Lauren Yvonne Palmer, Local Governor
    (11. April 2023—10. April 2027)
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