St Dunstan's School
Wells Road, Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Balkwill
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 529
- URN
- 137202
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458832943
About this school
St Dunstan's School is a secondary academy in Glastonbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 529 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Dunstan's School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 75 | 83 | 88 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 41.6 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.63 to +0.03 | +0.08 -0.23 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 32.5% | 51.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 61.4% | 63.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 49.4% | 47.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Dunstan's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 441 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 509 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Dunstan's School compares
St Dunstan's School ranked 9th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 11.1% | 31% | 529 | — |
| Crispin School Academy | 42.7 | 8.4% | 19.5% | 978 | 1.7 miles |
| The Blue School | 49.7 | 10.1% | 18.8% | 1,362 | 4.9 miles |
| Whitstone | 40.5 | 10% | 24.6% | 545 | 8.0 miles |
| The Kings of Wessex Academy | 48.7 | 8.9% | 11.7% | 1,043 | 8.8 miles |
| Huish Episcopi Academy | 50.6 | 7.5% | 19.5% | 1,192 | 9.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.04%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.12%
- Persistent absence
- 30.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crispin School Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Street
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The Blue School4.9 miles
Secondary · Wells
-
Whitstone8.0 miles
Secondary · Shepton Mallet
-
The Kings of Wessex Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Cheddar
-
Huish Episcopi Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Langport
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Butleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meare Village Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Primary
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School Primary
- West Pennard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tor School Local authority maintained schools
- Millfield Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Dunstan's School teach?
- St Dunstan's School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Glastonbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Dunstan's School?
- The headteacher of St Dunstan's School is Mr Paul Balkwill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Dunstan's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Dunstan's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Dunstan's School?
- St Dunstan's School has 529 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Dunstan's School full?
- St Dunstan's School has capacity for 670 pupils and 529 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Dunstan's School a faith school?
- No. St Dunstan's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Dunstan's School a selective school?
- No. St Dunstan's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Dunstan's School part of an academy trust?
- St Dunstan's School is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Dunstan's School have?
- The schools register lists St Dunstan's School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Dunstan's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Dunstan's School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- St Dunstan's School ranked 9th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Dunstan's School's absence rate?
- St Dunstan's School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Dunstan's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Dunstan's School'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 1 July 2026.