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Chipping Sodbury School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6EW · chippingsodburyschool.com · 01454 862900
On the mapSearch near BS37 6EW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.7
- average Attainment 8 score. South Gloucestershire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 775
- 69% of 1,120 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Athelstan Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 144 places were offered; 95% 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 | 144 | 148 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 136 | 136 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 175 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 141 | 135 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 110 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.7, and 37.2% 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 D+ (23.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.88 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109324)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.3 | +7 |
| Sixth form college | 10.5 | −1.9 |
| Further education | 41.2 | −5.7 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 6.1 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 students | D+ (23.4) | Below average -0.49 | |
| 29 students | D+ (23.4) | Below average -0.50 | |
| 12 students | Dist- (32.7) | Average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 25 | C- (27.5) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 37 | C+ (33.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 28 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 37 | C- (27.4) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C (31.5) | -0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | C (30.1) | +0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 69 | C- (28) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 28.6 | −10.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.7 | +3.6 |
| Employment | 57.1 | +14.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | 0 |
Ofsted
Chipping Sodbury School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109324), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109324)
Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109324)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109324)
What parents said
0% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 0%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 100% who had a child bullied