Axe Valley Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Axminster, EX13 5EA
- Distance
- 10.5km away
Holyrood Academy
Zembard Lane, Chard, TA20 1JL
Local ranking15th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1300
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 236
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 26.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 18.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
58
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 143
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1321
- Boys
- 645 (50%)
- Girls
- 637 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1300 (99% full)
- SEND
- 15.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.7%
- EAL
- 10.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,317/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 86.5%
- White Other: 7.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
86.5%
White British
7.6%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136295
- UKPRN
- 10031384
- Establishment No.
- 4274
- Trust
- BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
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