Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF · South Gloucestershire · secondary school
8th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 5.1/10 against 920 of them, against 5.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 45.5 · 54 | 46% | 2.51 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.04 · 53 | 38% | 2.05 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 46.0 · 51 | 15% | 0.79 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 45.5% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 46.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.04 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly better than those nationally who started from the same place. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (5.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh, House System, P6 Enrichment, and Character Challenge.
Getting in. The school has 1267 pupils in a capacity of 1250, meaning it is over capacity by 17. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity with 17 extra pupils? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the House System operate to engage students in these activities?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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