Huish Episcopi Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
150038
Address
Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi Academy, TA10 9SS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1250 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.7%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.8%
Other White 5.4%
Mixed 2.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 10%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 57%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.27
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award22
Art & DesignGCSE70
BiologyGCSE46
Business Studies:SingleGCSE85
ChemistryGCSE46
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Design & TechnologyGCSE54
English LanguageGCSE229
English LiteratureGCSE227
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE19
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Huish Episcopi Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
202
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
197
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
197
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
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 classes24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
207
102
105
Year 8
211
106
105
Year 9
240
127
113
Year 10
233
99
134
Year 11
231
107
124
Year 12
62
33
29
Year 13
66
29
37
Year 2024-2025

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