Monkton Wood Academy

State-Funded School

monkton-wood-academy-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Taunton and WellingtonConstituency

TA2 8PDPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Monkton Wood Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,267 pupils. Monkton Wood Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.46

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,267

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,267
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 May 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.