Academy converter · Primary
Bristol · BS40 8UY · Bath and North East Somerset
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 145482
Chew Valley School
Academy converter · Bristol · BS40 8QB
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,180
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, 1,180 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.5%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 145482
Location
- Address
- Chew Magna
- Postcode
- BS40 8QB
- Town
- Bristol
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,180
- Boys / girls
- 552 / 628
- School capacity
- 1,253
- Capacity fill
- 1,180 / 1,253 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- FSM pupils
- 169
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Beynon
- Telephone
- 01275332272
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-05-12
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 47.8
- Progress 8
- -0.1
- English & maths grade 5+
- 51%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 69%
- EBacc entry
- 54%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4