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Huish Episcopi Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wincanton Road, LANGPORT TA10 9SS · huishepiscopi.net · 01458 250501
On the mapSearch near TA10 9SS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,192
- 76% of 1,570 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 198 families put the school first and 199 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 | 199 | 198 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 202 | 197 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 223 | 216 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 247 | 242 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 298 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.6, and 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136294)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.3 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 15.3 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 44.3 | −4 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 students | C (30.3) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 65 students | C (30.4) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 14 students | Merit (24) | Average -0.23 | |
| 7 students | Dist* (46.8) | Well above average +1.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 58 | B- (36.3) | +0.23 |
| 2018/19 | 97 | C (30.3) | -0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 113 | C (31.5) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 95 | C (30.2) | -0.14 |
| 2015/16 | 94 | C+ (31.8) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.4 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 4.7 | +2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 33.3 | +7.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −3.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Huish Episcopi Academy on 6 May 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
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 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 |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136294), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136294)
Nov 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136294)
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136294)
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136294)
Mar 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136294)
What parents said
0% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 0%
- Replies
- 12
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 75% who had a child bullied