Ansford Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Maggs Lane
 Castle Cary
 Somerset BA7 7JJ
Telephone: 01963 350895

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Ansford School
Trust: Ansford Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Ms Rachel Purnell (since September 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Shonogh Pilgrim
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 34.5 / 6.5
Non-teaching Staff*: 16
Number of pupils: 567
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 16.60% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 19.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Somerset
Constituency: Somerton and Frome
Electoral Ward: Castle Cary
School Number: 9334250

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Castle Cary Community Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  2. Sexey's School (3.5km) show on map
  3. Ditcheat Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  4. King's Bruton (4.2km) show on map
  5. Bruton Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  6. Lovington Church of England Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  7. North Cadbury Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  8. Evercreech Church of England Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  9. The Mendip School (7.2km) show on map
  10. King Arthur's School (7.5km) show on map
  11. Hazlegrove Preparatory School (7.6km) show on map
  12. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary (8.3km) show on map
  13. Wincanton Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  14. Marchant Holliday School (8.5km) show on map
  15. Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  16. Keinton Mandeville Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  17. Countess Gytha Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  18. Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Co... (10.2km) show on map
  19. Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary... (10.2km) show on map
  20. St Aldhelms Church School (10.2km) show on map
  21. Horsington Church School (10.3km) show on map
  22. Whitstone (10.5km) show on map
  23. West Pennard Church of England Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  24. St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School (10.6km) show on map
  25. Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery (10.9km) show on map
  26. Bowlish Infant School (11.3km) show on map
  27. All Hallows School (11.3km) show on map
  28. Butleigh Church of England Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  29. Croscombe Church of England Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  30. Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School (12.3km) show on map
  31. Abbas and Templecombe Church School (12.4km) show on map
  32. St George's Church of England School, Bourton (12.8km) show on map
  33. Chilton Bridge School (13.1km) show on map
  34. Millfield Preparatory School (13.3km) show on map
  35. Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy (13.8km) show on map
  36. Stoke St Michael Primary School (14.1km) show on map
  37. Oakhill Church School (14.2km) show on map
  38. Milborne Port Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  39. Leigh On Mendip School (14.9km) show on map
  40. Coxley Primary School (15.1km) show on map
  41. Nunney First School (15.2km) show on map
  42. The Gryphon School (15.3km) show on map
  43. Trent Young's CofE Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  44. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge (15.4km) show on map
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  46. Millfield School (15.5km) show on map
  47. St Dunstan's School (15.5km) show on map
  48. St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aid... (15.6km) show on map
  49. Harbour Vale School (15.7km) show on map
  50. Horrington Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  51. St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infan... (15.8km) show on map
  52. Ilchester Community School (15.9km) show on map
  53. Sherborne Primary School (15.9km) show on map
  54. St Cuthbert's CofE Junior School (15.9km) show on map
  55. Elmhurst Junior School (15.9km) show on map
  56. Wells Cathedral School (15.9km) show on map
  57. Stoberry Park School (15.9km) show on map
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  59. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  60. Strode College (16.0km) show on map
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  67. King Ina Church of England Academy (16.6km) show on map
  68. Sherborne School (16.6km) show on map
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  70. Avalon School (16.7km) show on map
  71. Brookside Community Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  72. Primrose Lane Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  73. Wyke Primary School (17.0km) show on map
  74. Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School (17.0km) show on map
  75. Mere School (17.3km) show on map
  76. Fairmead School (17.3km) show on map
  77. Mells Church of England First School (17.4km) show on map
  78. Buckler's Mead School (17.4km) show on map
  79. Birchfield Community Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  80. Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  81. Downside School (17.6km) show on map
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  83. Wookey Primary School (17.7km) show on map
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  85. Newbury Manor School (18.0km) show on map
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  87. Milford Junior School (18.0km) show on map
  88. Fiveways Special School (18.1km) show on map
  89. Gillingham School (18.1km) show on map
  90. Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled... (18.3km) show on map
  91. Pen Mill Infant Nursery and Academy (18.3km) show on map
  92. St. Michael's Academy (18.3km) show on map
  93. St Vigor & St John Church School (18.4km) show on map
  94. Chilthorne Domer Church School (18.4km) show on map
  95. Yeovil College (18.7km) show on map
  96. Reckleford Infant School and Nursery (18.7km) show on map
  97. St Gildas Catholic Primary School (18.8km) show on map
  98. South Somerset Partnership School (18.8km) show on map
  99. St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary ... (18.8km) show on map
  100. Trinity Church of England First School (18.9km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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