Orchard School Bristol

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2024

2.51 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 1 March 2024

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Orchard School Bristol is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.

Orchard School Bristol catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2024	2.51 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bristol.
For Year 7 in 2024, the last child offered a place lived 2.51 miles away, the longest of the 4 Bristol secondary schools with a published Year 7 2024 last distance.
Year 7 2026 drew 121 first-choice applications for 175 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 54 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
Of pupils here, 43.4% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 33.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bristol.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 942 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 43.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and safe at this inclusive school.”
“Pupils stand up for the school’s values, such as being open-minded and responsible.”
“They know it is important to respect and celebrate differences between themselves and others, such as their race or religion.”

To improve

“Outcomes in the most recent examinations have been disappointing, but leaders have raised their expectations of pupils’ achievement.”
“However, teaching does not consistently ensure that pupils discuss subject matter.”
“This sometimes hinders how they build their depth of understanding.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	49%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	44.7	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 121 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.

Trinity Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Bristol Free School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Fairfield High School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Redland Green School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
E-ACT Montpelier High School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bristol Metropolitan Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Blaise High School 2.3 mi Good
Cotham School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published