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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 yearsIn 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.Academic performance2006Its A/AS-Level performance and pupils' improvement was only slightly below the national average, and its overall performance then was 4th in North Somerset.2007In 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.2009In 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.2010GCSE 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.