Academy converter · South Gloucestershire

Patchway Community School

11–18Ages
854Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145124URN

Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

1.4per place

0.8 below South Gloucestershire median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

155 applications for 114 places · 15th of 15 in South Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.9of 90

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

15th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below South Gloucestershire median (2.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

155 applications · 114 places offered · 93 named it first

2026 1.4; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2025 1.5; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2024 0.9; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2023 0.9; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2022 1.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 1.0; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2020 0.9; South Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2019 0.7; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2018 0.8; South Gloucestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.4; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the South Gloucestershire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
South Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Patchway Community College (URN 140288), Patchway Community College (URN 109296), the previous school.

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	114	155	1.4	93	0.82
Sep 2025	128	188	1.5	105	0.82
Sep 2024	179	161	0.9	82	0.46
Sep 2023	183	168	0.9	105	0.57
Sep 2022	123	139	1.1	75	0.61
Sep 2021	168	166	1.0	84	0.50
Sep 2020	182	159	0.9	68	0.37
Sep 2019	187	135	0.7	77	0.41
Sep 2018	123	101	0.8	66	0.54
Sep 2017 *	112	147	1.3	82	0.73
Sep 2016 *	96	151	1.6	73	0.76
Sep 2015 *	103	124	1.2	61	0.59
Sep 2014 *	108	147	1.4	80	0.74

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.915th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%14th of 16 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

South Gloucestershire 65% England 66%

This school
South Gloucestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.73

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	39.9	29%	48%	–
2024/25	172	37.0	27%	45%	–
2023/24	163	33.7	25%	41%	−0.73
2022/23	107	35.0	24%	42%	−0.52

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

Patchway Community SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Bradley Stoke Community School
1.6 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 52.3Attainment 8
Abbeywood Community School
3.3 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Winterbourne Academy
4.6 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Orchard School Bristol
4.7 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Bristol Free School
5.4 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.9applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Blaise High School
5.6 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Trinity Academy
5.9 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Marlwood School
6.2 km · South Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.3Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145124 · 803/4008
Trust: The Olympus Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 854 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Patchway Community College (URN 140288); Patchway Community College (URN 109296)
Address: Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Local authority: South Gloucestershire

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