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St Dunstan's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wells Road, Glastonbury BA6 9BY · stdunstansschool.com · 01458 832943
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 529
- 79% of 670 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 99 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 | 99 | 99 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 113 | 113 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 105 | 105 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.7, and 51.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.10 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.2 | — |
| Further education | 83.1 | +4.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | — |
| Employment | 1.2 | −6.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
St Dunstan's School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 127
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (38%) with SEND