Stanchester Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset Council, teaching 829 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.7 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 8 holidays.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Stanchester Academy.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
S5 Inspection · Inspected 19 Nov 2024 · Published 28 Jan 2025
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Stanchester Academy.

Stanchester Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

December 2025
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  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
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  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
February 2026
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March 2026
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April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
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August 2026
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  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Wednesday 3 September 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Monday 27 October 2025 - Friday 31 October 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends Friday 19 December 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Starts Monday 5 January 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Monday 16 February 2026 - Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends Friday 27 March 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts Monday 13 April 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Monday 25 May 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Friday 24 July 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Monday 27 July 2026 - Tuesday 1 September 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
43.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
47.7% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 32%
25.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Stanchester Academy with Somerset Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Somerset Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 43.7
Somerset Council 43.5 England 46.1 -2.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 47.7%
Somerset Council 40.3% England 45.4% +2.3 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31
Somerset Council 30.5 England 34.9 -3.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 14.3
Somerset Council 16.5 England 15.5 -1.2 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 11.4%
Somerset Council 21.4% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 132
Attendance 25.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Somerset Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 25.1%
Somerset Council 18.4% England 17.8% +7.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 9.1%
Somerset Council 7.3% England 6.8% +2.3 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Somerset Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
Somerset Council 92% England 92% -1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 83%
Somerset Council 84% England 83% in line with 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 Stanchester 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Stanchester 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.