71%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
36%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
899.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,109
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Bishop Fox's School · Secondary · Somerset
Part ofBISHOP FOX'S SCHOOL
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
71%
+4pp
75%70%64%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
+1pp
45%42%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
46.9
+0.3
48.747.546.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.9
EBacc entry
36%
+7pp
37%28%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
EBacc APS
899.7
+96.2
899.7797.3694.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 899.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,109
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, TA1 3HQ
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 | 71% | 45% | 46.9 | Not applicable | 36% | 899.7 | 42% | 1,109 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 44% | 46.6 | +0.17 | 29% | 803.5 | 34% | 1,081 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 45% | 48.7 | +0.26 | 29% | 813.2 | 38% | 1,047 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 45% | 46.5 | -0.25 | 28% | 755.0 | 35% | 1,020 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 39% | 46.4 | +0.07 | 20% | 694.9 | 35% | 953 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 43% | 47.7 | -0.03 | 18% | 700.2 | 24% | 944 |
| 2016/17 | 64% | 37% | 48.0 | -0.07 | 27% | — | 36% | 951 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,109 | 18.8 | 25% | 21% | 22% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 1,081 | 18.8 | 24% | 19% | 20% | 9% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 1,047 | 19.0 | 22% | 18% | 20% | 9% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 1,020 | 18.9 | 22% | 16% | 20% | 10% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 1,000 | 17.4 | 19% | 14% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 953 | 15.3 | 16% | 12% | 22% | 7% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 944 | 16.4 | 17% | 10% | 23% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 951 | 16.0 | 16% | 9% | 23% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.