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Swanmead Community School

Community school · Ilminster · TA19 0BL

Ages 9–13 · 306 pupils · Somerset

Overall absence

8.4%

Absence

Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
7.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
317

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (20 Jan 2022).

Capacity fill88%

306 pupils · 348 places

Pupils on roll
306
Boys / girls
148 / 158
School capacity
348
Capacity fill
306 / 348 (88%)
Free school meals
17.6%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 9–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Claire Oaten

Location

Address
Ditton Street
Postcode
TA19 0BL
Town
Ilminster
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
South Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Ilminster, Somerset, 306 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.6%.

Open schools in Ilminster
6
Academies among open schools in Ilminster
67% (4)
Open schools in TA19
6
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Middle deemed secondary in Somerset LA
6

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in IlminsterNear TA19

  • Dillington House

    Miscellaneous

    Ilminster · TA19 9DT · Somerset

    Ages 16–99

    0.9 miles away

  • Neroche Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ilminster · TA19 9RG · Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM7.9%

    2.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Claire Oaten

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