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Ashton Park School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,272Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 145398URN

Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

447 applications for 213 places · 15th of 24 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
48.0of 90
10th of 22 in Bristol, City of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionGood

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
2.1applications per place, Year 7
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

447 applications · 213 places offered · 254 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  3. 2024 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  6. 2021 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  7. 2020 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.5; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.1; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.1; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.0; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 0 of 8 years.
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Ashton Park School (URN 109278), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262134472.12541.19
Sep 20252174502.12331.07
Sep 20242164342.02241.04
Sep 20232154372.01740.81
Sep 20222174462.11850.85
Sep 20212224662.11980.89
Sep 20202234802.21820.82
Sep 20192214752.22120.96
Sep 2018 *2155092.42030.94
Sep 2017 *2224221.91740.78
Sep 2016 *2134352.01980.93
Sep 2015 *2273941.71660.73
Sep 2014 *2253621.61820.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

212 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.010th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%11th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%
  • 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
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)21248.047%67%–
2024/2521445.842%63%–
2023/2420850.254%75%+0.31
2022/2320947.146%68%+0.13

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

  • 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
145398 · 801/4011
Trust
Excalibur Academies Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,155 pupils · 1,272 on roll
Free school meals
24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Opened
1 July 2018
Replaced
Ashton Park School (URN 109278)
Address
Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2JL
Local authority
Bristol, City of

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