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Ansford Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary BA7 7JJ · ansford.org.uk · 01963 350895
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 469
- 62% of 760 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 77 | 70 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 93 | 76 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 99 | 93 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 111 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.7, and 45.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.67 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 72.8 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 7 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.8 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ansford Academy on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Positive
- 79%
- Replies
- 72
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 21 parents (29%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (38%) with SEND