Chipping Sodbury School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 9 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
- 720 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 89.2%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 2.2%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 45.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 108 |
Admissions
Chipping Sodbury School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 150
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 82 70 |
| Year 8 | 139 69 70 |
| Year 9 | 137 81 56 |
| Year 10 | 118 54 64 |
| Year 11 | 116 51 65 |
| Year 12 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 13 | 26 18 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 47.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 34.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 11.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 52.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 44.0% 14.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.6% 2.2% |