Buckler's Mead School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
20.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
812
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
155
Places offered
209
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 27 | 3 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 209 | 153 | 73% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Lawrence
- Address
- 1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH
- Phone
- 01935424454
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Yeovil Central · Yeovil
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148830
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
812 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 839 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 148 | 13% | 49% | 70% | |
| Mathematics | 147 | 11% | 50% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 12% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 11% | 54% | 69% | |
| Geography | 111 | 15% | 45% | 57% | |
| History | 69 | 4% | 23% | 38% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 4% | 22% | 38% | |
| French | 33 | 9% | 61% | 85% | |
| German | 29 | 14% | 55% | 79% | |
| Social Studies | 28 | 18% | 54% | 61% | |
| Music | 24 | 0% | 8% | 21% | |
| Polish | 6 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.