Monkton Wood 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 applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 150130
- Address
- School Road, Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8PD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1266 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.6%
- Girls
- 53.4%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 81.8%
Other White 7.1%
African 3.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 73 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 34 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 82 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Monkton Wood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 267
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 8 | 238 103 135 |
| Year 9 | 237 132 105 |
| Year 10 | 251 116 135 |
| Year 11 | 248 111 137 |
| Year 12 | 41 12 29 |
| Year 13 | 37 8 29 |