Academy sponsor led · South Gloucestershire

Abbeywood Community School

11–19Ages
1,294Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139067URN

New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to South Gloucestershire median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

493 applications for 223 places · 6th of 15 in South Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.8of 90

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

8th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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 South Gloucestershire median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

493 applications · 223 places offered · 244 named it first

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

2026 2.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2025 2.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2024 2.5; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2023 2.2; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 2.0; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2020 2.6; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2019 2.8; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2018 2.4; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2016 2.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2015 1.6; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2014 1.5; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0

This school
South Gloucestershire 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	223	493	2.2	244	1.09
Sep 2025	225	481	2.1	223	0.99
Sep 2024	235	578	2.5	268	1.14
Sep 2023	227	507	2.2	243	1.07
Sep 2022	231	479	2.1	222	0.96
Sep 2021	203	412	2.0	194	0.96
Sep 2020	174	448	2.6	203	1.17
Sep 2019	171	484	2.8	194	1.13
Sep 2018	178	433	2.4	174	0.98
Sep 2017	174	345	2.0	149	0.86
Sep 2016	168	336	2.0	166	0.99
Sep 2015	169	271	1.6	124	0.73
Sep 2014	170	254	1.5	124	0.73

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

206 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.88th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%7th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

South Gloucestershire 65% England 66%

This school
South Gloucestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	206	47.8	46%	65%	–
2024/25	189	46.0	46%	67%	–
2023/24	202	46.8	46%	67%	+0.04
2022/23	178	47.6	42%	64%	+0.26

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

Abbeywood Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Orchard School Bristol
2.5 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Bradley Stoke Community School
2.7 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
2.9 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Patchway Community School
3.3 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Winterbourne Academy
3.4 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
3.6 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.2applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Fairfield High School
4.3 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Bristol Free School
4.4 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.9applications per place 59.3Attainment 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: 139067 · 803/4000
Trust: The Olympus Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,294 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2013
Address: New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SF
Local authority: South Gloucestershire

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