Ansford Academy
Academy converter · 469 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
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The Mendip School
- Pupils on roll
- 151of 152 places
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 11
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 5 October 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 24 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Mendip School in 2023, 0% stayed on in The Mendip School’s own sixth form (Somerset average 17%), 46% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 15.4 against 46.1 across England and 43.5 in Somerset, with 18% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 | The Mendip School | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 24 | 5,178 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 46% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 33% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 17% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Mendip School | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 15.4 | 43.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.86 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 6 | 55% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 50% |
| Mathematics | 5 | 45% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| English Language | 5 | 45% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Fine Art | 5 | 45% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| English Literature | 2 | 18% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| Combined Science | 1 | 9% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Business Studies | 1 | 9% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| History | 1 | 9% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 9% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 9% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Somerset
Bishop Fox's School
Academy converter · 1,123 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Bridgwater College Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,561 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 31.9
Brymore Academy
Academy sponsor led · 327 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.0
Buckler's Mead School
Academy converter · 812 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Chilton Trinity School
Academy converter · 990 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.0
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.