Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

Oasis Academy John Williams

11–16Ages
858Pupils
SecondaryPhase
135663URN

Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

391 applications for 177 places · 12th of 24 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.0of 90

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

12th of 22 in Bristol, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

391 applications · 177 places offered · 152 named it first

2026 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2022 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
2017 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
2015 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2014 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Bristol, City of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	391	2.2	152	0.86
Sep 2025	175	404	2.3	158	0.90
Sep 2024	175	469	2.7	171	0.98
Sep 2023	176	537	3.1	235	1.34
Sep 2022	171	457	2.7	212	1.24
Sep 2021	178	464	2.6	208	1.17
Sep 2020	179	468	2.6	243	1.36
Sep 2019	180	482	2.7	254	1.41
Sep 2018	178	488	2.7	224	1.26
Sep 2017	177	399	2.3	209	1.18
Sep 2016	179	401	2.2	201	1.12
Sep 2015	159	356	2.2	167	1.05
Sep 2014	179	377	2.1	190	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.012th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%12th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Bristol, City of 65% England 66%

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.37

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	157	46.0	47%	66%	–
2024/25	161	46.9	39%	63%	–
2023/24	155	42.3	39%	61%	−0.37
2022/23	163	39.7	31%	54%	−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oasis Academy John WilliamsThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
0.5 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Daventry Road
1.6 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.5applications per place
Oasis Academy Brislington
2.0 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.5applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
Bridge Learning Campus
2.2 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.0applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
3.0 km · Bristol, City of

2025

3.0applications per place
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
3.3 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
E-ACT Bristol Academy South
3.3 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.3applications per place 30.4Attainment 8
Bedminster Down School
3.8 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 37.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135663 · 801/6911
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 858 on roll
Free school meals: 44.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: Hengrove Community Arts College (URN 109276)
Address: Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
Local authority: Bristol, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources