Stanchester Academy

URN 137080·Secondary·Academy converter·Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 9.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,670.04

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+100.0%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 9.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.43.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)47.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.34.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

812

Capacity

880 (92%)

Free school meals

19.6%

English additional lang.

4.3%

Ethnicity

White British 89.9%Asian 0.4%Black 0.7%Mixed 2.8%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

43.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.5

Mean salary

£45,403

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

25.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.9%

2024/25 · 832 pupils