Buckler's Mead Academy is a
secondary school and specialist
Technology College
In the United Kingdom, a Technology College is a specialist school that specialises in design and technology, mathematics and science. Beginning in 1994, they were the first specialist schools that were not CTC colleges. In 2008, there were ...
in
Yeovil
Yeovil ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of South Somerset, England. The population of Yeovil at the last census (2011) was 45,784. More recent estimates show a population of 48,564. It is close to Somerset's southern border with ...
,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England. As of 2014, it has 907 students between the ages of 11 and 16.
[ The school offers a range of subjects including art, beliefs and values, citizenship, drama, geography, history, mathematics, modern foreign languages, music, physical education and technology. In August 2011, the school became an ]academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
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Year groups
The school is split like most other secondary schools in England
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into five-year groups ranging from 7 through to 11. Each year group contains approximately 200 students, separated into six groups of around 30 students called tutor groups. Each tutor group has a form tutor. Tutor groups meet once a day for registration, in the morning at the very beginning of the school day, 8:30. Every year group is led by a year coordinator.
Ofsted inspection judgements
As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Inadequate.
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Academies in Somerset
Buildings and structures in Yeovil
Secondary schools in Somerset
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