Abbeywood Community School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Abbeywood Community School is a secondary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,294 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Abbeywood Community School.”
- “They value the warm, supportive relationships they have with members of staff.”
- “This helps pupils to engage with learning and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, in a few areas, teachers do not address gaps in some pupils’ knowledge through adapting the teaching of the curriculum.”
- “Consequently, a minority of pupils do not learn some subjects as well as they could.”
- “However, some pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding do not attend as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
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: 244 first-preference applications, 223 offers in total, 219 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2020, as South Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Patchway Community School 2.1 mi Not judged
- Winterbourne Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downend School 2.9 mi Standards maintained
- Mangotsfield School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- John Cabot Academy 4.1 mi Not judged
- Lyde Green Community School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Digitech Studio School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hanham Woods Academy 5.0 mi Standards maintained