Sexey's School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bruton, BA10 0DF
- Distance
- 3.7km away
Ansford Academy
Maggs Lane, Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Local ranking16th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
760
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 102
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 516
- Boys
- 239 (51%)
- Girls
- 230 (49%)
- Capacity
- 760 (62% full)
- SEND
- 20.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.8%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.0%
- SEN Support
- 15.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £2,971/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
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.0%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
93.0%
White British
2.5%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136839
- UKPRN
- 10034101
- Establishment No.
- 4250
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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