Monkton Wood Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Somerset
School Road, Taunton, TA2 8PD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 13/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
28.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,267
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,410 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
153 of 153 families who put it first got an offer
267
Places offered
230
Total applications
0.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 153 | 153 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 42 | 18 | ● 43% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 12 | ● 34% |
| Total | 230 | 183 | 80% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hannah Jones
- Address
- School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PD
- Phone
- 01823412396
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Monkton & North Curry · Taunton and Wellington
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150130
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
1,267 pupils · 1,410 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,226 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 246 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 246 | 18% | 43% | 62% | |
| English Language | 246 | 13% | 43% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 235 | 11% | 42% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 153 | 3% | 16% | 44% | |
| History | 117 | 21% | 43% | 51% | |
| Physical Education | 96 | 13% | 38% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 22% | 62% | 76% | |
| Geography | 90 | 17% | 51% | 61% | |
| Biology | 85 | 27% | 65% | 78% | |
| Physics | 85 | 25% | 68% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 85 | 19% | 60% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 54 | 11% | 33% | 57% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.