Crispin School Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 23 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
136913
Address
Church Road, BA16 0AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1022 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
19%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.4%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2.8%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 54%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.86
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE35
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE22
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE52
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE39
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
DanceGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE217
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Crispin School Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
174
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
172
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
172
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
183
83
100
Year 8
217
109
108
Year 9
214
108
106
Year 10
190
87
103
Year 11
218
107
111
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
80.9%
85.5%
Further education
83.0%
46.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
1.0%
16.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
16.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
5.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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