62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
64%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
642.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
983
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Preston School Academy · Secondary · Somerset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
-13pp
77%70%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
-16pp
58%49%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
45.9
-8.0
53.949.945.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.9
EBacc entry
64%
+46pp
64%34%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
EBacc APS
642.4
-269.5
911.9777.1642.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 642.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
983
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Monks Dale, Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Local authority
Somerset
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 | 62% | 40% | 45.9 | Not applicable | 64% | 642.4 | 66% | 983 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 57% | 53.9 | +0.23 | 17% | 911.9 | 22% | 983 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 48% | 47.0 | -0.22 | 4% | 678.0 | 15% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 77% | 58% | 52.1 | -0.03 | 7% | 879.8 | 19% | 923 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 51% | 47.3 | -0.50 | 8% | 759.7 | 26% | 952 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 41% | 43.5 | -0.58 | 11% | 684.6 | 20% | 994 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 49% | 44.4 | -0.50 | 8% | — | 16% | 990 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 983 | 18.7 | 14% | 18% | 21% | 8% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 983 | 20.8 | 14% | 17% | 20% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 959 | 18.3 | 13% | 16% | 18% | 9% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 923 | 17.2 | 12% | 12% | 17% | 9% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 909 | 16.7 | 11% | 10% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 952 | 18.6 | 10% | 9% | 15% | 6% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 994 | 17.0 | 13% | 8% | 16% | 6% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 990 | 17.7 | 10% | 8% | 14% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.