Ansford Academy

State-Funded School

ansford-academy-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Glastonbury and SomertonConstituency

BA7 7JJPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ansford Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 469 pupils. Ansford Academy is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 6 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.67

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

469

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 469
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 Feb 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.