60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
17%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
374.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
516
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 31/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Ansford Academy · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
+12pp
60%54%47%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
+20pp
45%35%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
43.7
+5.9
43.740.837.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.7
EBacc entry
17%
+2pp
36%23%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
EBacc APS
374.0
+16.2
447.8402.8357.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 374.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
516
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Local authority
Somerset
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 45% | 43.7 | Not applicable | 17% | 374.0 | 22% | 516 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 25% | 37.8 | -0.42 | 15% | 357.8 | 18% | 543 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 32% | 40.4 | -0.43 | 9% | 383.0 | 14% | 567 |
| 2021/22 | 49% | 31% | 41.5 | -0.63 | 25% | 419.3 | 29% | 587 |
| 2018/19 | 59% | 33% | 43.7 | -0.19 | 36% | 447.8 | 39% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 45% | 45.6 | -0.32 | 27% | 480.2 | 39% | 572 |
| 2016/17 | 59% | 39% | 43.4 | -0.35 | 25% | — | 33% | 575 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 516 | 20.0 | 21% | 2% | 19% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 543 | 19.1 | 20% | 2% | 18% | 10% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 567 | 17.8 | 18% | 2% | 18% | 9% | 27% |
| 2021/22 | 587 | 19.6 | 14% | 2% | 17% | 12% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 596 | 17.4 | 13% | 2% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 570 | 16.5 | 14% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 572 | 18.7 | 15% | 1% | 17% | 8% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 575 | 19.5 | 17% | 2% | 17% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.