Huish Episcopi Academy, LANGPORT
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Huish Episcopi Academy excels at creating a positive, safe environment where all pupils are valued and supported to achieve. The school offers an impressive range of opportunities including ambitious trips, work experience, and careers guidance to prepare pupils for their futures. Teachers are highly engaged, well-trained and know pupils individually, ensuring everyone - including those with additional needs or disadvantages - can succeed.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership that prioritises pupil wellbeing and safety, with effective support from governors
- Excellent personal development programme including character education, trips (like China), and careers guidance
- Calm, inclusive learning environment with low disruption and positive pupil behaviour
- Well-planned curriculum with consistent teaching routines and good subject knowledge
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
Areas for Improvement
- Literacy support in spelling, spoken language and handwriting needs to be more fully embedded across the school
- Assessment practices could be more consistent in some subjects to address gaps in pupil knowledge more quickly
- Monitoring of pupils with special educational needs could be strengthened to remove barriers more swiftly
- Attendance of the most vulnerable pupils needs continued focus to sustain improvements
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to China, geography field trips, university open days, careers hub, work experience, employer visits, apprenticeship service visits, role play activities, police force engagement, parliament visits, armed forces family support groups, young carers support groups
Huish Episcopi Academy is a strong school where pupils achieve well and thrive in a positive, safe environment. Leaders have made rapid and sustained improvements, and staff are highly valued and well supported.
At a Glance
20.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
42
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
1,192 pupils
1,570 capacity
378 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - LANGPORT
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for LANGPORT
Admissions Demand - Somerset
Places available
5,071
Applications
4,601
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
96.7%
Secondary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)
Inspection History(101)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.52591%
Overall absence
21.17545%
Persistent absence
1,157
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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