Abbeywood Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 139067
- Address
- New Road, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8SF
- Website
- www.abbeywoodschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1267 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 69.4%
Mixed 9%
Other White 7.9%
Chinese 4.4%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 25%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Abbeywood Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 167
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 121 121 |
| Year 8 | 238 136 102 |
| Year 9 | 239 118 121 |
| Year 10 | 209 122 87 |
| Year 11 | 189 110 79 |
| Year 12 | 69 37 32 |
| Year 13 | 81 46 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 33.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 36.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 7.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 60.0% 44.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 8.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.6% 2.4% |