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Buckler's Mead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil BA21 4NH · bucklersmead.com · 01935 424454
On the mapSearch near BA21 4NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 812
- 80% of 1,020 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 141 families put the school first and 152 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 | 152 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 155 | 149 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 112 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 141 | 119 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 108 | 98 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 42% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137193)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.9 | +0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 74.3 | +0.2 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 5.9 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
Buckler's Mead School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137193), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137193)
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137193)
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137193)
Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137193)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 103
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (34%) with SEND