Ansford Academy
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
469 pupils · 62% of 760 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 6 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 87 | 85 | 114 | 86 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 77 | 70 | 104 | 73 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 93 | 76 | 113 | 87 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 99 | 93 | 134 | 99 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 116 | 111 | 153 | 115 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 111 | 111 | 147 | 111 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 118 | 128 | 183 | 118 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 119 | 114 | 164 | 119 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sexey's School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- King Arthur's School 7.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Whitstone 10.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Gryphon School 15.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Dunstan's School 15.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Crispin School Academy 15.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.