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Winterbourne Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36 1JL · winterbourneacademy.org.uk · 01454 252000
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52
- 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
- 1,741
- 93% of 1,880 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 262 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 | 262 | 227 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 293 | 269 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 287 | 296 | 1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 295 | 336 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 356 | 324 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52, and 58.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Gloucestershire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52 | 46 | ||
| ▲58.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.46 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135944)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.9 | −13.3 |
| Sixth form college | 10.8 | +7.4 |
| Further education | 31.1 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 3.4 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 students | B- (35.2) | Average +0.01 | |
| 112 students | B- (35) | Average -0.01 | |
| 53 students | Dist- (31.6) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 125 | C+ (34) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 143 | C (30.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 123 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2018/19 | 118 | C+ (33.5) | +0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 177 | C+ (34.1) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 146 | C+ (33.9) | +0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 163 | B- (36.1) | +0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.7 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 0.7 | −3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 31.9 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Winterbourne Academy on 28 April 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: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135944), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135944)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (209 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 209
- 12% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (22%) with SEND