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
- 543 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 92.4%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.27
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Ansford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 93
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 104 52 52 |
| Year 8 | 120 59 61 |
| Year 9 | 106 59 47 |
| Year 10 | 99 57 42 |
| Year 11 | 114 52 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |