66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
26%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
438.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
769
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Chipping Sodbury School · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire
Part ofTHE ATHELSTAN TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+12pp
66%58%50%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
+6pp
37%30%23%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
43.7
+2.3
43.741.238.7
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.7
EBacc entry
26%
-36pp
68%47%26%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
EBacc APS
438.8
-2.5
533.4486.1438.8
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 438.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22
A-level APS
23.4
-4.1
33.128.323.4
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23.4
A-level value added
-0.49
-0.4
0.0-0.3-0.5
'24'25
'25 · -0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
6%
-0pp
22%14%6%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 6%
Average A-level grade
D+
-1
C+C-D
'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
769
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6EW
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 37% | 43.7 | Not applicable | 26% | 438.8 | 26% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 32% | 41.4 | -0.44 | 61% | 441.3 | 61% | 720 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 23% | 38.7 | -0.59 | 55% | 481.2 | 55% | 736 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 35% | 42.2 | -0.44 | 68% | 533.4 | 70% | 739 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23.4 | D+ | -0.49 | 6% | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 27.5 | C- | -0.05 | 6% | 30 |
| 2022/23 | 33.1 | C+ | — | 22% | 46 |
| 2021/22 | 31.2 | C | — | 12% | 29 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 769 | 17.0 | 21% | 6% | 17% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 720 | 15.4 | 23% | 4% | 18% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 736 | 16.1 | 24% | 4% | 18% | 11% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 739 | 17.1 | 23% | 3% | 16% | 11% | 34% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.