Secondary school

Preston School Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • BA21 3JD
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,601 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 49%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 53%53%2016/17: top 60%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 44%2021/22: top 33%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 18%18% · 2023/242024/25: top 49%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 845.9 · South West 45.56/10 Middle−20.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths40.3% · South West 44.2%4/10 Below−40.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.17 · South West 3.987/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.23 · South West −0.028/10 Above+62.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.8 · 188 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 44.4 · 198 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 43.5 · 195 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 47.3 · 191 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 52.1 · 203 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 47 · 178 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 53.9 · 198 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 45.9 · 154 pupils · South West 45.4553.943.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 49% · 198 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 41% · 195 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 51% · 191 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 58% · 203 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 48% · 178 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 56.6% · 198 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 40.3% · 154 pupils · South West 44.2%58%40.3%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
185 of 185 who put it first2014 · 93.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st185185
2nd15516
3rd421

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,003
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.6%
First language not English18.5%
SEN support8.9%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.7%
Persistently absent pupils19.4%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

102.9% full · 975 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 51.6
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 24.1
  • Other support 26.5

Teachers 56.6 FTE · Whole workforce 107.3 · 130 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,562
Spend per pupil£7,115
Staff spend per pupil£5,594
Reserve per pupil£756
  • +£743,000revenue reserve
  • +£439,000in-year balance

Grants £7,887 · self-generated £7 · premises £563 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £17,216,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

198 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.9%
  • Education85.9%
  • Apprenticeship8.1%
  • Employment1%
  • Not sustained3.5%
  • Unknown1.5%