Chipping Sodbury School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Bowling Road
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS37 6EW
Phone 01454862900
Reference Number 148295

General Makeup

Number of pupils 769
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.93%
Girls: 47.07%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 87 68 155
8 81 66 147
9 74 75 149
10 84 60 144
11 55 60 115
12 11 18 29
13 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.4%
White, Other 2.6%
Unclassified 2.3%
Mixed, Other 2%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
White & Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2023-01-13
Date Report
2022-11-08 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 13 January 2023
2021-04-09 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 09 April 2021
2021-03-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 May 2021
2020-10-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 November 2020
2020-01-21 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 06 February 2020
2018-06-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2018
2016-07-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 September 2016
2015-12-08 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2016
2013-12-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2014
2011-12-07 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2012
2008-09-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 October 2008
2008-03-31 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2005-12-07 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 March 2006
2000-01-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2021-03-23 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 12 May 2021
2020-10-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 November 2020
2020-01-21 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 06 February 2020
2018-06-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2018
2016-07-01 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 September 2016
2015-12-08 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2016
2013-12-05 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2014
2011-12-07 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2012
2008-09-17 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 October 2008
2008-03-31 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 30 May 2008
2005-12-07 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 14 March 2006
2000-01-10 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

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)
43.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.8% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 23.4 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 22.94 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5.9% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 147 0
Third Preference 55 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St John's Mead Church of England Primary School
Hounds Road, Chipping Sodbury, 53, Bristol, BS37 6EE
0.22 miles
Raysfield Primary School
Finch Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6JE
0.45 miles
Broadway Infant School
Broadway, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7AD
0.68 miles
The Ridge Junior School
Melrose Avenue, Yate, The Ridge Junior School, Melrose Avenue, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS37 7AP
0.72 miles
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Sundridge Park, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4EP
0.86 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate
Church Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5BG
0.95 miles
Woodlands Primary School
Sundridge Park, Yate, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4HB
0.96 miles
Abbotswood Primary School
Kelston Close, Yate, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS37 8SZ
1.27 miles
Tyndale Primary School
Tyndale Avenue, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 5EX
1.43 miles
Wellesley Primary School
Edgeworth, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8YR
1.47 miles
Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Old Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6NB
1.85 miles
North Road Community Primary School
North Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LQ
2.11 miles
Horton CofE VA Primary School
Horton, Chipping Sodbury, 53, Bristol, BS37 6QP
2.7 miles
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School
Wotton Road, Iron Acton, Bristol, BS37 9UZ
2.98 miles
Watermore Primary School
Lower Stone Close, Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2LE
3.28 miles
The Manor Church of England Primary School
Roundways, Coalpit Heath, Bristol, BS36 2LF
3.3 miles
Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School
Castle Road, Pucklechurch, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 9RF
3.52 miles
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Wotton Road, Rangeworthy, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 7ND
3.63 miles
Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School
Rectory Road, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2BT
3.94 miles
Lyde Green Primary School
Willowherb Road, Emersons Green, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 7LH
4.09 miles
Name Distance
Yate Academy
Sundridge Park, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX
0.89 miles
Culverhill School
Kelston Close, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8SZ
1.26 miles
Brimsham Green School
Broad Lane, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LB
1.79 miles
Immanuel Christian School
Rodford Tabernacle, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh, Avon, BS37 8QG
1.91 miles
Vinney Green Secure Unit
Care of: South Gloucestershire Council, Bristol, BS37 5AF
1.93 miles
Winterbourne Academy
High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1JL
4.86 miles
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