Huish Episcopi Academy
Wincanton Road, Huish Episcopi, Langport, TA10 9SS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2023).
It was replaced by Huish Episcopi Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Nat Parnell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Somerton and Frome
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 1,570
- Pupils on roll
- 1,417
- URN
- 136294
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Huish Episcopi Academy was a secondary academy in Langport. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Huish Episcopi Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2010, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 248 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.32 to +0.03 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 |
How Huish Episcopi Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.2% | 16% | 1,417 | — |
| Huish Episcopi Academy | 50.6 | 7.5% | 19.5% | 1,192 | 0.0 miles |
| Stanchester Academy | 43.7 | 9.1% | 19.6% | 829 | 7.0 miles |
| Crispin School Academy | 42.7 | 8.4% | 19.5% | 978 | 7.4 miles |
| St Dunstan's School | 45.7 | 11.1% | 31% | 529 | 9.1 miles |
| Preston School Academy | 45.9 | 7.7% | 20.7% | 1,003 | 9.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Huish Episcopi Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Langport
-
Stanchester Academy7.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-sub-Hamdon
-
Crispin School Academy7.4 miles
Secondary · Street
-
St Dunstan's School9.1 miles
Secondary · Glastonbury
-
Preston School Academy9.5 miles
Secondary · Yeovil
Other schools in Langport
- Huish Episcopi Academy Secondary
- Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Hambridge Community Primary School Primary
- High Ham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Huish Episcopi Primary School Primary
- Long Sutton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Huish Episcopi Academy teach?
- Huish Episcopi Academy taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Langport.
- Has Huish Episcopi Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Huish Episcopi Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Huish Episcopi Academy?
- Huish Episcopi Academy had 1,417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Huish Episcopi Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huish Episcopi Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 September 2023.