Stanchester Academy

State-Funded School

stanchester-academy-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Glastonbury and SomertonConstituency

TA14 6UGPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 829 pupils. Stanchester Academy is part of BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.92

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

829

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 829
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
19 Nov 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.