Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

Orchard School Bristol

11–16Ages
942Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138448URN

Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0XZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

307 applications for 175 places · 17th of 24 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

17th of 22 in Bristol, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
20 October 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

307 applications · 175 places offered · 121 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2022 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2021 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 1.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
2017 1.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2016 1.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2014 1.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 0 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	175	307	1.8	121	0.69
Sep 2025	177	320	1.8	127	0.72
Sep 2024	205	371	1.8	143	0.70
Sep 2023	203	354	1.7	147	0.72
Sep 2022	216	323	1.5	131	0.61
Sep 2021	176	330	1.9	114	0.65
Sep 2020	201	308	1.5	138	0.69
Sep 2019	184	270	1.5	132	0.72
Sep 2018	221	243	1.1	124	0.56
Sep 2017	205	209	1.0	115	0.56
Sep 2016	179	184	1.0	107	0.60
Sep 2015	168	169	1.0	89	0.53
Sep 2014	139	145	1.0	88	0.63

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

168 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.517th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%16th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Bristol, City of 65% England 66%

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	168	41.5	36%	56%	–
2024/25	177	44.7	49%	65%	–
2023/24	167	39.6	34%	53%	−0.31
2022/23	172	39.8	30%	54%	−0.38

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

Orchard School BristolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
1.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Bristol Free School
2.3 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.9applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Abbeywood Community School
2.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Fairfield High School
2.7 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Redland Green School
3.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

3.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
E-ACT Montpelier High School
3.5 km · Bristol, City of

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.4applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
3.6 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Blaise High School
3.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138448 · 801/4003
Trust: Amplify Education
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 942 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Orchard School (URN 109282)
Address: Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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