Chipping Sodbury School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2022 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
- 148295
- Address
- Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6EW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 769 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 87.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Chinese 0.7%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 25%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 42.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.88
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| French | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Chipping Sodbury School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 136
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 87 68 |
| Year 8 | 147 81 66 |
| Year 9 | 149 74 75 |
| Year 10 | 144 84 60 |
| Year 11 | 115 55 60 |
| Year 12 | 29 11 18 |
| Year 13 | 30 15 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 33.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 36.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 7.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 44.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 8.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 2.4% |