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Abbeywood Community School

South Gloucestershire, BS34 8SFSecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
+0.04
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
223 1st-choice / 225 places
Ranking
#1,438
of 3,141 nationally

About Abbeywood Community School

Abbeywood Community School in South Gloucestershire was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025, a rating it has held consistently across both its recent inspections. The most telling academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.04, which places the school comfortably above the local authority average of -0.25. This means that, on average, pupils at Abbeywood achieve slightly better than expected progress compared with students nationally, while the typical school in South Gloucestershire sees pupils fall behind expectations. The school ranks 7th out of 16 secondary schools in the area, putting it in the top half of local state secondaries. Its Attainment 8 score of 46.8 reflects solid GCSE results, and 66.8% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, though the proportion hitting the higher grade 5 benchmark drops to 46%.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNew Road, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS34 8SF
HeadteacherBen Dilley
Local AuthoritySouth Gloucestershire
Number of Pupils1,267
Free School Meals (FSM)21.6%
School Capacity1,267 / 1,250 (101% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Swimming PoolSports HallGymnasiumPlaying FieldsSixth Form CentreScience LabsICT SuiteLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

20

Sports

BasketballGymnasticsCross CountryRowingMartial ArtsFootballTennisSwimmingHockeyRugby

Clubs & Activities

Duke of EdinburghDebateOrchestraFilm ClubModel United NationsScience ClubDramaChessNewspaperCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Abbeywood Community School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.