Secondary school

Monkton Wood Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • TA2 8PD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,377 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 73%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 40%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 55%2021/22: top 63%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 73%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 841.4 · South West 45.53/10 Below−16.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35.4% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below−14.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.46 · South West 3.982/10 Well below South West−8.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.38 · South West −0.022/10 Well below South West−22.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entryNot enough data · South West 33.7Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.5 · 245 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 47.9 · 230 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 44.5 · 230 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 45.1 · 227 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 45.8 · 267 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.1 · 262 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 41.9 · 263 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 41.4 · 246 pupils · South West 45.4555.541.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 230 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 45% · 230 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 51% · 227 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 43% · 267 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 42% · 262 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 40.3% · 263 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 35.4% · 246 pupils · South West 44.2%51%35.4%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld2016/17: withheld2017/18: withheld2018/19: withheld2021/22: withheld2022/23: withheld2024/25: withheldNo exams

Not published 2023/24Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
184 of 184 who put it first2014 · 85.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st184184
2nd7528
3rd7418

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2015Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2021Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2023Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2025Areas graded

1 strong areas

  • Sixth form provision

4 weak areas

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

5 areas graded · safeguarding No · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,267
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English10.3%
SEN support19.6%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)11.3%
Persistently absent pupils28.5%

Girls 53.4%Boys 46.6%

89.9% full · 1,410 places · 77 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 72 responses (5.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school29.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school19.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved12.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 30.6% not applicable18% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year31.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 5.6% not applicable22.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?37.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 37.5% who said Yes above18.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child36.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school33.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing40.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school66.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school68% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development29.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent16.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 53.6
  • Leadership 11.9
  • Teaching assistants 30.3
  • Other support 38.3

Teachers 65.5 FTE · Whole workforce 134.1 · 155 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,414
Spend per pupil£7,309
Staff spend per pupil£6,137
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,399,000in-year balance

Grants £8,211 · self-generated £203 · premises £171 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION (35 academies) · trust reserve £10,183,000 · 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

263 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.9%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment2.3%
  • Not sustained5.3%
  • Unknown3.8%