Bishop Fox's School
Academy converter · 1,123 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Academy converter
Ansford Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 469of 760 places
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 102
- Ofsted
- Report card, 24 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ansford School (URN 123865, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Ansford Academy has no sixth form. Of the 117 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 71% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.7 against 46.1 across England and 43.5 in Somerset, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Somerset and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ansford Academy | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 117 | 5,178 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 71% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ansford Academy | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.7 | 43.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.1 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.4 | 47.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 1% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 100 | 98% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 100 | 98% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 65% |
| English Literature | 97 | 95% | 86% | 12% | 21% | 68% |
| Combined Science | 83 | 81% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 57% |
| Geography | 59 | 58% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 61% |
| Business Studies | 47 | 46% | 18% | 32% | 20% | 74% |
| Art and Design | 32 | 31% | 7% | 19% | 24% | 41% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 30% | 11% | 6% | 24% | 45% |
| History | 29 | 28% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 69% |
| Citizenship Studies | 23 | 23% | 3% | 26% | 19% | 91% |
| Biology | 16 | 16% | 23% | 31% | 45% | 94% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 15% | 31% | 7% | 32% | 60% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 15% | 11% | 20% | 23% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 15% | 23% | 40% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 15 | 15% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 93% |
| Spanish | 12 | 12% | 19% | 8% | 27% | 42% |
| Statistics | 11 | 11% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| Drama | 11 | 11% | 7% | 45% | 27% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 10% | 13% | 30% | 30% | 60% |
| French | 10 | 10% | 18% | 10% | 29% | 50% |
| Music | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Somerset
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.