School Summary

Ansford Academy


Boys: 317
Girls: 270
Total Pupils: 587
Opened: 01-07-2011
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Rachel Purnell
Ansford Academy
Maggs Lane
Castle Cary
Somerset
BA7 7JJ
Telephone: 01963350895
Website: http://www.ansford.org.uk

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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Somerset
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Easting: 364173
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EstablishmentNumber: 4250
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
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GOR (name): South West
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Rachel
HeadLastName: Purnell
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Principal
HeadTitle (name): Ms
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LA (name): Somerset
LSOA (code): E01029168
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LastChangedDate: 01-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 317
NumberOfGirls: 270
NumberOfPupils: 587
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 03-03-2022
OfstedRating (name): Good
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OpenDate: 01-07-2011
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Somerton and Frome
PercentageFSM: 13.80
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
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SchoolCapacity: 760
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 16
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Maggs Lane
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01963350895
Town: Castle Cary
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 5
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts (code): 2136
Trusts (name): ANSFORD ACADEMY TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 34
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UPRN: 30518230
URN: 136839
UrbanRural (code): D1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"one of the worst schools ever lets start with the disgusting, raw food. the chicken is practically raw, and you can not cut it with the weak wooden utensils they give you. the only good things are the chips, and they are extremely overpriced. the cheese tastes like sawdust, and is practically liquid and the raw burgers that arent even Luke warm. now the people at the school most are OK except when the fire alarm goes of at least 4 times a week and also the vandalism all around the building and then the people who go round the back of a forest and do drugs and smoke also the hygiene is awful especially in the toilets. now the staff some are fine but some accuse you of stealing and vandalizing basically what im trying to say is that never SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"one of the worst schools ever lets start with the disgusting, raw food. the chicken is practically raw, and you can not cut it with the weak wooden utensils they give you. the only good things are the chips, and they are extremely overpriced. the cheese tastes like sawdust, and is practically liquid and the raw burgers that arent even Luke warm. now the people at the school most are OK except when the fire alarm goes of at least 4 times a week and also the vandalism all around the building and then the people who go round the back of a forest and do drugs and smoke also the hygiene is awful especially in the toilets. now the staff some are fine but some accuse you of stealing and vandalizing basically what im trying to say is that never SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"DARKDESTRYER 82","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115451671155004669361\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWhVqXYBqqYr_VszPFVTp4hgO7uWorawLdgYDpeSUcsng=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-07-16T09:25:50Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Dear students,\nwho graduated in 2017 L \u00f0\u009f\u008d\u009e, as you all know I am better than you. 1 star as I don't feature on the Wikipedia page. My review is subject to review upon swift corrections made to honour my achievements xx - anonymous","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Dear students,\nwho graduated in 2017 L \u00f0\u009f\u008d\u009e, as you all know I am better than you. 1 star as I don't feature on the Wikipedia page. My review is subject to review upon swift corrections made to honour my achievements xx - anonymous","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Governors award winner 2017","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112727921991272767561\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWU2eaOGAeRA7RfURwsMNgvzo06TMmMJsoajIj3y67I_g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-06T01:01:38Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"This school is really really great, the children come first. The teachers are amazing and if they can help in anyway they will. What they say they are prepared to do actually gets done.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school is really really great, the children come first. The teachers are amazing and if they can help in anyway they will. What they say they are prepared to do actually gets done.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Barbara Finnegan","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112896749104616623539\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIG_ZibGKm2bt-x1J0khYfJPwN6DGnfVGfzAI241EU4=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2021-11-09T16:07:47Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My daughter went here to this school. It is an out-dated , ill equipped, badly run school this government should be ashamed of.\nIt's well known to be used for Foster children where the carers are scooping hi incomes and they're own children go to the better financed schools with the other children whose parents work for the authorities like social workers or administrators of local council.\nThis is a pure example of how the well off live at the poor peoples expense and allow children from broken families to suffer and grow up week in these poor squalid educational institutions like this .\nThe rich kids are alright whereas the poor kids have to suffer. This is the heartbreaking truth. The government should know this Acadamy is inexcusable\/disgraceful.\nThe Government and local government dictate how much of the taxpayers money goes to who! and into who's environment. It is always aimed to they're advantage!!!\nThe main photo of the academy illustrates how they've attempted to screen off this acadamy with a clump of trees as everyone complains that this building is such an eyesore and even the Orphans Convent in Tuam in Southern Ireland is even more charming than this Acadamy.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My daughter went here to this school. It is an out-dated , ill equipped, badly run school this government should be ashamed of.\nIt's well known to be used for Foster children where the carers are scooping hi incomes and they're own children go to the better financed schools with the other children whose parents work for the authorities like social workers or administrators of local council.\nThis is a pure example of how the well off live at the poor peoples expense and allow children from broken families to suffer and grow up week in these poor squalid educational institutions like this .\nThe rich kids are alright whereas the poor kids have to suffer. This is the heartbreaking truth. The government should know this Acadamy is inexcusable\/disgraceful.\nThe Government and local government dictate how much of the taxpayers money goes to who! and into who's environment. It is always aimed to they're advantage!!!\nThe main photo of the academy illustrates how they've attempted to screen off this acadamy with a clump of trees as everyone complains that this building is such an eyesore and even the Orphans Convent in Tuam in Southern Ireland is even more charming than this Acadamy.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Nick","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101493703316688256374\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWDrC-7oprZCvqzO4nmM0aMyrr5pUUbEHyYSrWU2QF7Oc6x=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-10-15T22:11:31Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Seems like a good school. Our son has settled well and likes it as much as a young boy likes school. Good teachers, good access and good communication.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Seems like a good school. Our son has settled well and likes it as much as a young boy likes school. Good teachers, good access and good communication.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Rachel Hutchison","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113285618389247157083\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocImsvVC3ok1lWKRLG8hAAM44xUFcOjOoy5wb1Pp_p5Q=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-07-10T20:22:23Z"}]