63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
42%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
611.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
797
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Buckler's Mead School · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
+2pp
69%63%57%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
+7pp
46%41%35%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
44.5
+4.5
47.243.640.0
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
42%
-2pp
44%26%7%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
EBacc APS
611.5
+122.7
611.5529.6447.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 611.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
797
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH
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 | 63% | 42% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 42% | 611.5 | 43% | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 35% | 40.0 | -0.36 | 44% | 488.8 | 46% | 759 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 46% | 47.2 | +0.16 | 44% | 604.5 | 44% | 734 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 37% | 41.0 | -0.25 | 7% | 447.7 | 21% | 742 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 797 | 17.9 | 17% | 16% | 32% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 759 | 19.4 | 15% | 17% | 31% | 9% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 734 | 18.2 | 17% | 17% | 30% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 742 | 16.1 | 18% | 14% | 29% | 11% | 36% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.