Abbeywood Community School
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 18 March 2025
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Attainment and progress
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.0 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
GCSE results
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 62% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 62% | 56% | 60% |
English Baccalaureate
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 6% | 25% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Based on 189 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 1,267
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Girls / boys
- 46% / 54%
- Free school meals
- 22%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.1
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 29
- Leadership (FTE)
- 9.5
- Part-time teachers
- 36%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Parent View
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
69%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
142 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 11% response rate
- Strongly agree
- Agree
- Don’t know
- Disagree
- Strongly disagree
My child is happy at this school.
68% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
66% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
60% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
38% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
56% agree
