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Mangotsfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, Bristol BS16 9LH · mangotsfieldschool.org.uk · 01454 862700
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.3
- average Attainment 8 score. South Gloucestershire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,191
- 99% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pathway Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 176 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 176 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 255 | 197 | 0.8 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 268 | 225 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 238 | 189 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 223 | 178 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 34.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Gloucestershire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade E (11.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 25.6 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 39.3 | +1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 students | E (11.4) | Average -0.16 | |
| 16 students | E+ (12.5) | Average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 49 | C (28.8) | -0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 29 | D+ (24) | -0.34 |
| 2015/16 | 42 | C (29) | -0.52 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32 | −5 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 | −3 |
| Employment | 36 | +6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18 | +5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Mangotsfield School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109320), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109320)
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (156 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 156
- 15% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (29%) with SEND