Monkton Wood Academy
School Road, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8PD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Jones
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,410
- Pupils on roll
- 1,267
- URN
- 150130
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823412396
About this school
Monkton Wood Academy is a secondary academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Monkton Wood 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Heathfield Community School (URN 123883).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 246 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 |
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 Monkton Wood 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1,335 |
| 2024/25 | 1,266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkton Wood Academy compares
Monkton Wood Academy ranked 23rd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% 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 | 41.4 | 11.3% | 22.9% | 1,267 | — |
| Pyrland School | — | — | — | — | 1.7 miles |
| Bishop Fox's School | 46.9 | 7.4% | 22.2% | 1,123 | 2.4 miles |
| The Castle School | 53.4 | 7.2% | 13% | 1,207 | 2.7 miles |
| Haygrove School | 48.8 | 10.3% | 22.1% | 1,051 | 6.3 miles |
| Robert Blake School | 42.9 | 10.1% | 34.4% | 1,014 | 6.4 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)
- 22.9%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.33%
- Persistent absence
- 28.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pyrland School1.7 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
Bishop Fox's School2.4 miles
Secondary · Taunton
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The Castle School2.7 miles
Secondary · Taunton
-
Haygrove School6.3 miles
Secondary · Bridgwater
-
Robert Blake School6.4 miles
Secondary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Taunton
- Bishop Fox's School Secondary
- Kingsmead Academy Secondary
- Pyrland School Secondary
- The Castle School Secondary
- 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
- Cotford St Luke Primary School Primary
- Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Monkton Wood Academy teach?
- Monkton Wood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkton Wood Academy?
- The headteacher of Monkton Wood Academy is Mrs Hannah Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Monkton Wood Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkton Wood 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 Monkton Wood Academy?
- Monkton Wood Academy has 1,267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Monkton Wood Academy full?
- Monkton Wood Academy has capacity for 1,410 pupils and 1,267 on roll (90%), 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 Monkton Wood Academy a faith school?
- No. Monkton Wood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Monkton Wood Academy part of an academy trust?
- Monkton Wood Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Monkton Wood Academy have?
- The schools register lists Monkton Wood Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Monkton Wood Academy compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Monkton Wood Academy ranked 23rd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% 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 Monkton Wood Academy's absence rate?
- Monkton Wood Academy's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkton Wood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkton Wood 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 10 July 2026.