Hanham Woods Academy

About Hanham Woods Academy

Hanham Woods Academy is a state secondary school in South Gloucestershire that received a Good rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate grade. The school's Progress 8 score, which measures pupil progress from the end of primary school to GCSEs, stands at -0.26, placing it in the 'below average' banding nationally. This score is almost exactly in line with the South Gloucestershire local authority average of -0.25, meaning pupils here make roughly the same progress as their peers across the area. Within the local authority, the school ranks 11th out of 16 similar schools, putting it in the bottom half of the table. The Attainment 8 score, which reflects average GCSE results across eight key subjects, is 41.2, while 61.7% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, and 34.4% achieved a grade 5 or above.

The Ofsted inspection in January 2025 found that the school maintains good standards across all areas, with leadership and management, quality of education, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes all rated Good. The school's most recent ungraded inspection confirmed that standards are being maintained. Looking more closely at the Progress 8 breakdown, the school's strongest subject area is maths, where the progress score is -0.04, very close to the national average. English and the EBacc subjects show more negative scores of -0.31 and -0.34 respectively. Only 30.5% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and 13.6% achieved a grade 4 or above in it. The school has a sixth form, though no specific sixth form exam data is available in this dataset. Parent views, collected from 173 responses between September 2024 and September 2025, show that 62% would recommend the school, though opinions are mixed on behaviour management and communication.

The school is oversubscribed, with 322 applications for 170 places in the 2025/26 academic year, and 138 of those offers went to first-preference applicants out of 146 first-preference applications. Facilities include a theatre, swimming pool, gymnasium, playing fields, science labs, music rooms, and a sixth form centre. The school offers a wide range of clubs and activities, including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Model UN, coding, and chess, and 91% of parents agreed their child can take part in clubs and activities. Sports on offer include rowing, rugby, hockey, cricket, and martial arts. For SEND pupils, the school provides support for a range of needs including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties, though parent views on SEND support are divided, with 51% agreeing or strongly agreeing that the school gives SEND children the support they need, and 44% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing. This school may suit families who value the improved Ofsted rating and the wide range of extracurricular opportunities, but who are comfortable with a Progress 8 score that is below the national average.

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