Preston School Academy is a secondary school located in Yeovil. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Monks Dale, Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Website: http://www.prestonschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01935471131
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gregg Morrison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136894

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 975
Number of Pupils: 909
Number of Boys: 473
Number of Girls: 436

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.69 to -0.32
Of the 191 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 184 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:51%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.98
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston CofE Primary School
The Toose , Abbey Manor Park BA21 3SN 		4out of 4 788 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oaklands Primary School
Preston Grove , BA20 2DU 		3out of 4 864 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Huish Primary School
Carisbrooke Gardens , BA20 1AY 		4out of 4 1,343 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church School
Lime Tree Avenue , BA20 2PW 		4out of 4 1,557 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingfisher Primary School
Kingfisher Drive , Houndstone BA22 8FJ 		4out of 4 1,978 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston School Academy
Monks Dale , BA21 3JD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Stiby Road , BA21 3EP 		3out of 4 740 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH 		- not rated 2,880 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yeovil College
Mudford Road , BA21 4DR 		- not rated 1,513 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Lufton College
Lufton , BA22 8ST 		- not rated 2,276 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street , BA21 4EN 		3out of 4 2,298 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fairmead School
Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ 		3out of 4 2,993 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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