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Patchway Community School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hempton Lane, Almondsbury BS32 4AJ · patchwaycs.org.uk · 01454 862020
On the mapSearch near BS32 4AJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37
- average Attainment 8 score. South Gloucestershire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 854
- 79% of 1,080 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 17.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 114 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 | 114 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 128 | 105 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 82 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 183 | 105 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 75 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37, and 26.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Gloucestershire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2022/23 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37 | 46 | ||
| ▼26.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼45.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140288)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.7 | −0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 3.1 | — |
| Further education | 61.3 | −5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | +6.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2023/24 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 students | — | Average +0.11 | |
| 4 students | — | Average +0.08 | |
| 6 students | Merit (26.2) | Average +0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10 | D+ (24.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 11 | D (21) | — |
| 2018/19 | 26 | C- (25.7) | -0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 30 | C- (27) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 54 | C- (27.6) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 44 | C- (26.1) | -0.36 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32.3 | −5.2 |
| Further and other education | 6.4 | −6.1 |
| Further education | 3.2 | — |
| Other education | 3.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −9.3 |
| Employment | 32.3 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.1 | +9.8 |
| Activity not captured | 9.7 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Patchway Community School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140288), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140288)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 68
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (37%) with SEND