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Crispin School Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Church Road, Street BA16 0AD · crispinschool.co.uk · 01458 442714
On the mapSearch near BA16 0AD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 978
- 85% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 182 families put the school first and 185 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 | 185 | 182 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 172 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 169 | 167 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 186 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 199 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 38.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.87 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | — |
| Further education | 81.6 | −3.2 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4 | +4 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Crispin School Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied