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Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil BA21 4NH
Buckler's Mead School is a non-selective academy. It has about 730 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. Ofsted last inspected the school in November 2019. The present school opened in 2021.
Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions, Destinations and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Representation and Attainment.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Progress: About average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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