45%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
27%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
37.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
16%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
539.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
951
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 15/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Patchway Community School · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire
Part ofTHE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
45%
+4pp
56%48%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
27%
+2pp
27%26%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
Attainment 8
37.0
+3.3
38.836.233.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37.0
EBacc entry
16%
-1pp
23%17%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
EBacc APS
539.4
+60.1
539.4398.5257.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 539.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
951
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
32%
Contact
Address
Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
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 | 45% | 27% | 37.0 | Not applicable | 16% | 539.4 | 17% | 951 |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 24% | 33.7 | -0.73 | 17% | 479.3 | 18% | 924 |
| 2022/23 | 42% | 24% | 35.0 | -0.52 | 23% | 325.0 | 25% | 765 |
| 2021/22 | 56% | 27% | 38.8 | -0.34 | 18% | 327.9 | 18% | 724 |
| 2018/19 | 40% | 27% | 36.7 | -0.39 | 11% | 257.7 | 20% | 532 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 30% | 40.1 | -0.30 | 13% | 321.1 | 28% | 562 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not applicable | Not eligible | 78 |
| 2023/24 | Suppressed | Suppressed | +0.11 | Suppressed | 31 |
| 2022/23 | 24.6 | D+ | — | Suppressed | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 20.9 | D | — | Suppressed | 27 |
| 2018/19 | 25.7 | C- | -0.20 | 0% | 33 |
| 2017/18 | 27.0 | C- | -0.30 | 0% | 37 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 951 | 21.8 | 19% | 19% | 27% | 12% | 32% |
| 2023/24 | 924 | 19.8 | 13% | 22% | 28% | 13% | 40% |
| 2022/23 | 765 | 16.9 | 20% | 27% | 27% | 14% | 43% |
| 2021/22 | 724 | 17.3 | 20% | 23% | 29% | 13% | 41% |
| 2020/21 | 664 | 17.4 | 18% | 20% | 27% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 532 | 17.4 | 18% | 15% | 34% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.