UK Schools
Monkton Wood Academy
Monkton Wood Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Taunton, Somerset Council, teaching 1,267 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Inadequate at its last graded inspection in March 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 41.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 22 October 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Monkton Wood Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Monkton Wood Academy.
- 1 Inset Day
- 2 Inset Day
- 3 Year 7 and Year 11 students return
- 4 All students return
- 22 Last Day of Term 1 for Students
- 23 Inset Day
- 23–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 24 Inset Day
- 3 First Day of Term 2 for Students
- 19 Last Day of Term 2 for Students
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Inset Day
- 6 First Day of Term 3 for Students
- 13 Last Day of Term 3 for Students
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Inset Day
- 24 First Day of Term 4 for Students
- 20 Inset Day
- 2 Last Day of Term 4 for Students
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 First Day of Term 5 for Students
- 22 Last Day of Term 5 for Students
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1 First Day of Term 6 for Students
- 3 Inset Day
- 22 Last Day of Term 6 for Students
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Year 7 and Year 11 students return September 3, 2025 Event
- All students return September 4, 2025 Event
- Last Day of Term 1 for Students October 22, 2025 Term
- First Day of Term 2 for Students November 3, 2025 Term
- Last Day of Term 2 for Students December 19, 2025 Term
- First Day of Term 3 for Students January 6, 2026 Term
- Last Day of Term 3 for Students February 13, 2026 Term
- First Day of Term 4 for Students February 24, 2026 Term
- Last Day of Term 4 for Students April 2, 2026 Term
- First Day of Term 5 for Students April 20, 2026 Term
- Last Day of Term 5 for Students May 22, 2026 Term
- First Day of Term 6 for Students June 1, 2026 Term
- Last Day of Term 6 for Students July 22, 2026 Term
- Inset Day September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day September 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day October 23, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day October 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day January 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day February 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day March 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day July 3, 2026 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 23-31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday April 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday July 23 - September 2, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Monkton Wood Academy with Somerset Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 41.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Somerset Council England
Attendance 28.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Somerset Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Monkton Wood Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Monkton Wood Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.