Ansford Academy
Academy converter · 469 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
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St Dunstan's School
- Pupils on roll
- 529of 670 places
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 88
- Ofsted
- Good, 6 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Dunstan's Community School (URN 123867, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
St Dunstan's School has no sixth form. Of the 75 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 76% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 48% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.7 against 46.1 across England and 43.5 in Somerset, with 51% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | St Dunstan's School | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 75 | 5,178 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 76% | 47% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Dunstan's School | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.7 | 43.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 48% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 30% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.8 | 30.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.9 | 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 | 86 | 98% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 78% |
| English Language | 85 | 97% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 67% |
| English Literature | 85 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 68% |
| Combined Science | 84 | 95% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 74% |
| History | 60 | 68% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 52% |
| French | 43 | 49% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 56% |
| Statistics | 42 | 48% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 86% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 35 | 40% | 8% | 29% | 21% | 91% |
| Fine Art | 33 | 38% | 9% | 18% | 28% | 67% |
| Geography | 29 | 33% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 69% |
| Computer Science | 21 | 24% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 67% |
| Design and Technology | 17 | 19% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 35% |
| Media Studies | 15 | 17% | 4% | 27% | 20% | 80% |
| Drama | 15 | 17% | 7% | 7% | 27% | 53% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 14 | — | — |
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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.