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Preston School Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Monks Dale, Yeovil BA21 3JD · prestonschool.co.uk · 01935 471131
On the mapSearch near BA21 3JD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,003
- 28 over 975 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 205 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 | 205 | 185 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 146 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 185 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 204 | 207 | 1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 40.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲63.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.6 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | — |
| Further education | 70.7 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Preston School Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (234 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 234
- 24% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (17%) with SEND