Abbeywood Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 20 2019 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
- 1237 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.4%
- Girls
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 71.3%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 7.6%
Chinese 4.4%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 45.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Abbeywood Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 44
Offers
- 1st preference
- 212
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 136 104 |
| Year 8 | 240 121 119 |
| Year 9 | 212 121 91 |
| Year 10 | 191 110 81 |
| Year 11 | 204 111 93 |
| Year 12 | 84 47 37 |
| Year 13 | 66 39 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 41.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 34.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 11.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 65.0% 52.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 14.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.2% |