Monkton Wood Academy, Taunton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Monkton Wood Academy has successfully transformed behaviour and safety since opening as an academy. Lessons are calm with clear expectations, and most pupils form positive relationships and feel confident reporting concerns to staff. The school works closely with external agencies to provide the care and support pupils need, with particularly strong outcomes for sixth form students and pupils with special educational needs.
Key Strengths
- Leaders have prioritised behaviour improvements with clear expectations that have resulted in calm lessons and reduced disruptions
- Safeguarding processes are robust with well-trained staff, comprehensive records, and strong partnership working with external agencies
- Pupils form positive relationships, socialise well together, and most are confident reporting problems to staff
- Sixth form students act maturely and work productively together
- Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities behave consistently well
- Attendance rates are rising due to effective school actions
Areas for Improvement
- Behaviour management approaches are not working effectively enough for a minority of vulnerable pupils who are not benefiting sufficiently from what the school offers
- Some pupils are not engaged enough in lessons because expectations for achievement are not consistently high enough
- The school's tracking and analysis of behaviour incidents lacks precision compared to attendance systems, making some improvement actions less targeted than they could be
Safeguarding
Arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with robust processes, well-trained staff, comprehensive records, appropriate referrals, rigorous follow-up, correct recruitment checks, and an open and vigilant culture prioritised by leaders.
Monkton Wood Academy, which opened as an academy in December 2023, has made effective progress in improving behaviour and attitudes since the predecessor school was judged inadequate. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
At a Glance
24.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
72 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
51
Total classes
12 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
1,267 pupils
1,410 capacity
143 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Taunton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Taunton
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
11.33239%
Overall absence
28.46656%
Persistent absence
1,226
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Monkton Wood Academy
West Monkton Church of England School
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School
Lyngford Park Primary School
Minerva Primary School
Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School
Ruishton Church of England School
Blackbrook Primary School
Priorswood Primary School
Wellsprings Primary School
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