Ansford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 31 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136839
- Address
- Maggs Lane, BA7 7JJ
- Website
- http://www.ansford.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 516 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 92.2%
Mixed 3%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 100 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 97 |
| French | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Ansford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 77
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 94 44 50 |
| Year 8 | 98 47 51 |
| Year 9 | 116 60 56 |
| Year 10 | 105 61 44 |
| Year 11 | 103 60 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |