Chew Valley School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Chew Magna
Bristol
Somerset
BS40 8QB
Phone 01275332272
Reference Number 145482

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1201
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.96%
Girls: 52.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 99 111 210
8 100 109 209
9 94 114 208
10 100 105 205
11 109 99 208
12 39 46 85
13 35 41 76

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.4%
White, Other 6%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2022-07-04
Date Description Report
2022-05-17 School inspection School inspection
2018-02-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Chew Valley School
2015-05-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-11-22 Full inspection Full inspection
2015-05-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-11-22 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 51% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.02 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.88 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 18.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 67 9
Third Preference 61 3
From another Local Authority 182 83

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Chew Stoke Church School
School Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 8UY
0.8 miles
Chew Magna Primary School
Butham Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8RQ
0.92 miles
Bishop Sutton Primary School
Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol, BS39 5XD
2.07 miles
Stanton Drew Primary School
Upper Stanton, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EQ
2.09 miles
Winford Church of England Primary School
Winford Church of England Primary School, Felton Lane, Winford, Bristol, BS40 8AD
2.43 miles
Dundry Church of England Primary School
110 Dundry Lane, Bristol, Somerset, BS41 8JE
2.91 miles
Pensford Primary School
Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol, Somerset, BS39 4AA
3.3 miles
Fair Furlong Primary School
Vowell Close, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 9HS
3.42 miles
Four Acres Academy
Four Acres, Withywood, Bristol, Bristol, BS13 8RB
3.43 miles
Hareclive E-ACT Academy
Moxham Drive, Hartcliffe, Bristol, Bristol, BS13 0HP
3.43 miles
Ubley Church of England Primary School
The Street, Ubley, Bristol, BS40 6PJ
3.45 miles
Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre
Hareclive Road, Bristol, BS13 0JW
3.48 miles
Wansdyke Primary School
School Close, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0DU
3.81 miles
East Harptree Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, East Harptree, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 6BD
3.95 miles
Bridge Farm Primary School
East Dundry Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS14 0LL
3.99 miles
Clutton Primary School
Station Road, Clutton, Bristol, Somerset, BS39 5RA
4.01 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)
Ellfield Close, Bishopsworth, Bristol, BS13 8EF
4.02 miles
Headley Park Primary School
Headley Lane, Headley Park, Bristol, BS13 7QB
4.15 miles
Whitchurch Primary School
22 Bristol Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PT
4.41 miles
Cameley CEVC Primary School
Meadway, Temple Cloud, Bristol, BS39 5BD
4.44 miles
Name Distance
Belgrave School
The Willows, 159 Four Acres, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 8RA
3.41 miles
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Withywood Road, Withywod, Bristol, BS13 9AX
3.44 miles
Bridge Learning Campus
WILLIAM JESSOP WAY, HARTCLIFFE, BRISTOL, BS13 0RL
3.6 miles
E-Act Merchants' Academy
Gatehouse Avenue, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 9AJ
3.67 miles
New Fosseway School
Bridge Learning Campus, Teyfant Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0RG
3.69 miles
Bedminster Down School
Donald Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol, BS13 7DQ
4.37 miles
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Fossedale Avenue, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 9LS
4.74 miles
Knowle DGE Academy
Novers Road, Bristol, BS4 1QY
4.76 miles
Oasis Academy Daventry Road
Walsh Avenue, Bristol, BS14 9SQ
4.87 miles
Oasis Academy John Williams
Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
4.88 miles
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