St Dunstan's School

St Dunstan’s School is performing well, demonstrating good overall effectiveness across all evaluated areas. The school has fostered a strong sense of community, making pupils feel safe and supported in their learning. They benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum that engages students and encourages them to achieve well academically. Additionally, the school is dedicated to promoting reading and personal development, helping pupils prepare for their future. Nevertheless, there are areas that need attention, particularly in how assessment feedback is utilized to address learning gaps for students, specifically those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Strong sense of community within the school
• Good behavior from pupils in and around the school
• Effective support for weak readers to help them catch up
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that promotes understanding
• Well-developed careers guidance programme
• Effective tracking of attendance and support for families
• Strong extracurricular offerings that engage students

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment feedback is not always used to correct misunderstandings
• Communication with families regarding SEND support has been unclear

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Dunstan's School attended 88.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.4% of pupils at St Dunstan's School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Dunstan's School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.3% of pupils at St Dunstan's School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Dunstan's School received £9,995 and spent £8,515 for each of its 510 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £696,000 (£1,364 per pupil).

Across all 41 schools of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, income was £8,730 and spending £8,608 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Glastonbury · Somerset local authority: places and applications

St Dunstan's School is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, which runs 43 schools. The nearest others:

• Ansford Academy Castle Cary
• Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Leigh On Mendip School Radstock
• Norton Hill Primary School Midsomer Norton
• Longvernal Primary School Radstock
• Somervale Secondary School Radstock
• St John's CofE Primary School Radstock
• Norton Hill Academy Radstock
• Midsomer Norton Primary School Radstock
• Westfield Primary School Radstock

What is St Dunstan's School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Dunstan's School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Dunstan's School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Dunstan's School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Dunstan's School have?

St Dunstan's School has 529 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Dunstan's School cover?

St Dunstan's School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are St Dunstan's School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.7, and 52% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Dunstan's School?

St Dunstan's School is at Wells Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9BY.