Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW · South Gloucestershire · secondary school
13th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 893 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.6/10 among them, against 2.8/10 nationally. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 37.2 · 32 | 30% | 0.98 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.44 · 19 | 25% | 0.47 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 43.7 · 38 | 10% | 0.38 |
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. The school is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected in 2023-01. In 2024/25, 37.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 43.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.44 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 0.6 out of 10 among them, against 2.8 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Fight Club, Make and Fix, Warhammer, Choir, Rock bands, Orchestra, and Duke of Edinburgh. Sports include Netball, Football, Athletics, Rounders, Cricket, and Rugby. Music tuition is available. Trips have included visits to the Big Pit Coal Museum, Lille Christmas Market, The Handlebard Workshop, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Workshop, Cirencester Town Football Tournament, MShed Workshop, Barcelona Football Tour, and Lyme Regis. An after-school club is provided.
Getting in. There are 769 pupils in a school with 1120 places, leaving 351 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to improve their Progress 8 scores
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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