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Huish Episcopi Academy

Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi Academy, LANGPORT, TA10 9SS

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Inadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance90.4%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.13
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1417

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour and post-16 provision expected standard; personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in TA10. Where we have them, council (Somerset) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1417
Free school meals
15%
1.1% below district average (16.1%)

Also: Somerset 22.4% · England 25.8%

SEN
12.1%
1.1% below district average (13.2%)

Also: Somerset 18.2% · England 16.5%

EAL
4.4%
0.1% above district average (4.3%)
Attendance
90.4%
4.7% below district average (95.1%)

Also: Somerset 91% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
27%
Progress 8
-0.13 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
50.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
57%
Grade 4+ English & maths
73.9%
Entered for EBacc
9.6%
EBacc average point score
4.27

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the TA10 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2023/2490.4%
  • 2024/2592.7%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1570
Pupils on roll
1417

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Somerset page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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