Ansford Academy
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
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Crispin School Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 978of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 219
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 24 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Crispin School (URN 123873, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Crispin School Academy has no sixth form. Of the 187 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 83% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.7 against 46.1 across England and 43.5 in Somerset, with 39% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Crispin School Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Somerset and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Crispin School Academy | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 187 | 5,178 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 83% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Crispin School Academy | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.7 | 43.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 54% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 22% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.3 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.5 | 47.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 217 | 99% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 217 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 63% |
| English Literature | 217 | 99% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 165 | 75% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 44% |
| Geography | 110 | 50% | 41% | 22% | 25% | 64% |
| History | 104 | 47% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 42% |
| Business Studies | 80 | 37% | 18% | 3% | 20% | 40% |
| French | 76 | 35% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 55% |
| Spanish | 63 | 29% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 51% |
| Chemistry | 52 | 24% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 96% |
| Physics | 52 | 24% | 23% | 17% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 52 | 24% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 98% |
| Photography | 45 | 21% | 6% | 24% | 19% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 39 | 18% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 54% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 16% | 9% | 23% | 28% | 74% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 10% | 31% | 14% | 32% | 41% |
| Graphic Communication | 22 | 10% | 1% | 27% | 23% | 82% |
| Design and Technology | 20 | 9% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 35% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 18 | 8% | 8% | 22% | 21% | 39% |
| Drama | 11 | 5% | 7% | 27% | 27% | 64% |
| Music | 10 | 5% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 90% |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Latin | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 76 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 59 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.