Patchway Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 145124
- Address
- Hempton Lane, BS32 4AJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 951 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 18.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 63.1%
African 9.1%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 6.6%
Unclassified 3.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Indian 2%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 25%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Patchway Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 75 80 |
| Year 8 | 177 87 90 |
| Year 9 | 127 53 74 |
| Year 10 | 150 71 79 |
| Year 11 | 172 87 85 |
| Year 12 | 94 72 22 |
| Year 13 | 76 52 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 33.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 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 | 6.0% 7.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 44.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 8.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.4% |