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Orchard School Bristol

Bristol, City of, BS7 0XZSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.7×
First choices did not exceed offers made
121 1st-choice / 175 offers made
Ranking
#2,268
of 3,141 nationally

About Orchard School Bristol

Orchard School Bristol is a state-funded secondary school in Bristol, City of, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 942 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,080.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Mar 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 44.7 for 2024/25. admissions data records 121 first-preference applications and 175 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressFilton Road, Horfield, Bristol, Bristol, City of, BS7 0XZ
HeadteacherMs Melanie Sweet
Local AuthorityBristol, City of
Number of Pupils942
Free School Meals (FSM)43.4%
School Capacity942 / 1,080 (87% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 17 Nov 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: orchardschoolbristol.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Orchard School Bristol has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.