Ansford Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Maggs Lane
Castle Cary
Somerset
BA7 7JJ
Phone 01963350895
Reference Number 136839

General Makeup

Number of pupils 516
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.71%
Girls: 47.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 44 50 94
8 47 51 98
9 60 56 116
10 61 44 105
11 60 43 103

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.2%
White, Other 2.5%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
African 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
White & Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 29 3
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Castle Cary Community Primary School
Park Street, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7EH
0.61 miles
Ditcheat Primary School
Ditcheat, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6RB
2.27 miles
Bruton Primary School
Higher Backway, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DP
2.75 miles
Lovington Church of England Primary School
Lovington, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7PX
3.15 miles
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
3.38 miles
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
Paradise Crescent, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6EH
3.91 miles
Name Distance
Sexey's School
Cole Road, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DF
2.27 miles
King's Bruton
Plox, Bruton, BA10 0ED
2.72 miles
The Mendip School
Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ
4.25 miles
Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Hazlegrove House, Yeovil, BA22 7JA
4.62 miles
King Arthur's School
West Hill, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9BX
4.72 miles
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