Huish Episcopi Academy
Wincanton Road, Langport, TA10 9SS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Boyes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,570
- Pupils on roll
- 1,192
- URN
- 150038
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458250501
About this school
Huish Episcopi Academy is a secondary academy in Langport. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Huish Episcopi Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.31 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55.3% | 57% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69.4% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.3 |
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 Huish Episcopi Academy 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 | — | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,345 |
| 2024/25 | 1,250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huish Episcopi Academy compares
Huish Episcopi Academy ranked 3rd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 7.5% | 19.5% | 1,192 | — |
| 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 |
| Westfield Academy | 44.5 | 7.8% | 21.7% | 1,013 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 2 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.52%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 21.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
Westfield Academy9.5 miles
Secondary · Yeovil
Other schools in Langport
Common questions
- What ages does Huish Episcopi Academy teach?
- Huish Episcopi Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Langport.
- Who is the headteacher of Huish Episcopi Academy?
- The headteacher of Huish Episcopi Academy is Mrs Katie Boyes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Huish Episcopi Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Huish Episcopi Academy, 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 Huish Episcopi Academy?
- Huish Episcopi Academy has 1,192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Huish Episcopi Academy full?
- Huish Episcopi Academy has capacity for 1,570 pupils and 1,192 on roll (76%), 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 Huish Episcopi Academy a faith school?
- No. Huish Episcopi Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Huish Episcopi Academy part of an academy trust?
- Huish Episcopi Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Huish Episcopi Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2023/24 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Huish Episcopi Academy compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Huish Episcopi Academy ranked 3rd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Huish Episcopi Academy's absence rate?
- Huish Episcopi Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 15 July 2026.