The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close, Taunton, TA2 7HW
This school is closed (it closed in July 2023).
It was replaced by The Sky Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Bex Jones
- Constituency
- Taunton Deane
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 148378
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
The Sky Academy was a boys' special academy in Taunton. It taught children aged 5 to 16 and had 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Sky Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 78.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Sky Academy0.0 miles
Academies · Taunton
-
Selworthy Special School0.3 miles
Academies · Taunton
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Park House School0.6 miles
Special schools · Taunton
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Taunton School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
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Taunton Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
- Cambian Somerset School Special schools
- Park House School Special schools
- Selworthy Special School Academies
- Somerset Progressive School Special schools
- The Sky Academy Academies
- Willow Vale School Local authority maintained schools
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Primary
- Bishops Hull Primary School Primary
- Bishops Lydeard Church School Primary
- Blackbrook Primary School Primary
- Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Primary
- Churchstanton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Sky Academy teach?
- The Sky Academy taught children aged 5 to 16. It was a special school in Taunton.
- Has The Sky Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Sky 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 big is The Sky Academy?
- The Sky Academy had 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- What are The Sky Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Sky 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 25 March 2024.