Orchard School Bristol
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 138448
- Address
- Filton Road, Horfield, BS7 0XZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 907 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.8%
- Girls
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 27.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.7%
White British 51.2%
Mixed 11.4%
Other White 9.3%
African 8.4%
Other 4.3%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other Black 2.3%
Caribbean 2.2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 171 |
Admissions
Orchard School Bristol
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 70
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 39
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 110 75 |
| Year 8 | 179 108 71 |
| Year 9 | 185 106 79 |
| Year 10 | 178 90 88 |
| Year 11 | 180 101 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 30.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 42.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 11.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 4.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |