Stanchester Academy is a secondary school located in Stoke-sub-Hamdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: East Stoke, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG
Website: http://stanchester-academy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01935823200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Ellie Forward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137080

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 880
Number of Pupils: 731
Number of Boys: 375
Number of Girls: 356

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -0.54 to -0.06
Of the 112 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.95
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Saints Church School
Ladies Walk , Yeovil Road TA15 6XG
3out of 4 1,332 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Primary School
Castle Street , TA14 6RE
3out of 4 1,588 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's School, Tintinhull
School Close , Tintinhull BA22 8PX
3out of 4 2,490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Norton-sub-Hamdon Church of England Primary School
New Road , Norton-sub-Hamdon TA14 6SF
3out of 4 2,668 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanchester Academy
East Stoke , TA14 6UG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter 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 3,267 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.