Chew Valley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.375 miles
Published by Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Chew Valley School is a secondary school in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Chew Valley School 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 2026 | 4.375 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 4.375 miles away, the 2nd longest of 7 Bath and North East Somerset secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2018.
- Year 7 2026 had 211 first-choice applications for 200 offers: 188 offers went to first-choice families, and 23 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 49.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 1,180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils and students at Chew Valley School are happy and enjoy their learning.”
- “Staff know them as individuals and there are warm relationships.”
- “Staff provide effective support with learning or wellbeing challenges.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend well.”
- “This means they do not get the teaching or experiences that their peers do.”
- “At times, some teaching does not follow this process.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (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) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.8 | 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: 211 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 188 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 Bath and North East Somerset.
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- Wellsway School 6.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- IKB Academy 6.9 mi Good
- Somervale Secondary School 7.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Norton Hill Academy 8.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Writhlington School 9.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Somerset Studio School 9.7 mi School remains Good
- Oldfield School 9.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published