West Somerset College
College · Minehead · South West
- Courses for school leavers
- 16
- Subject areas covered
- 10
- Courses listed in total
- 16
What Ofsted found
Find the report on OfstedPost-16 provision:Needs attention2026
Inspected on 20 January 2026 under the framework introduced in November 2025, which grades separate areas and gives no overall grade.
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Before that, their overall effectiveness was Requires improvement when they were inspected on 16 May 2023. That grade is from the older framework, so it is not directly comparable with the grades above.
Published by Ofsted and reused under the Open Government Licence. We show these judgements but never rank or order colleges by them: a grade from one framework cannot be set against a grade from another.
What they cover, and at what level
A filled cell means at least one course. Gaps matter: if you want Level 3 in a subject they only teach at Level 2, you would need to go elsewhere later.
| Subject | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building and construction | Offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Business and enterprise | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| English | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Health and social care | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| History and humanities | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Maths | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Media and film | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Motor vehicle | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Psychology and society | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Skills for life and work | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
Campuses
- West Somerset College · Minehead · TA24 6AY