Abbeywood Community School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS34 8SF · South Gloucestershire
Ages 11–19
- Att846.8
- P80.0
- EM5+46%
- Absence8.4%
2.1 miles away
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Patchway Community School
Academy converter · Almondsbury · BS32 4AJ
Ages 11–18 · 854 pupils · South Gloucestershire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
33.7
Overall absence
13.0%
Admissions demand
0.73 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-12-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.73
−20+2
Attainment 833.7
English & maths grade 5+25%
English & maths grade 4+41%
EBacc entry17%
EBacc APS: 2.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.5%
Unauthorised5.5%
- Authorised absence
- 7.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 891
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.73 · Often has places
1st preferences
82
Places offered
179
1st-preference offers
82
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 161
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 113
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill79%
854 pupils · 1,080 places
- Pupils on roll
- 854
- Boys / girls
- 454 / 400
- School capacity
- 1,080
- Capacity fill
- 854 / 1,080 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- FSM pupils
- 219
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Olympus Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Kneller
Location
- Address
- Hempton Lane
- Postcode
- BS32 4AJ
- Town
- Almondsbury
- County
- South Gloucestershire
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
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 Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, 854 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 31.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Winterbourne Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS36 1JL · South Gloucestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att847.9
- P8-0.2
- EM5+50%
- Absence8.3%
2.8 miles away
Orchard School Bristol
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bristol · BS7 0XZ · Bristol, City of
Ages 11–16
- Att839.6
- P8-0.3
- EM5+34%
- Absence9.9%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Kneller
- Telephone
- 01454862020