Abbeywood Community School
New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Abbeywood Community School is a secondary school in Bristol for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 122 schools in South Gloucestershire. It ranks 22nd of 44 secondary schools in Bristol. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 11 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
Pupils thrive at Abbeywood Community School. They value the warm, supportive relationships they have with members of staff. This helps pupils to engage with learning and achieve well. The school has high expectations for pupils' social, emotional, physical and academic development. Pupils have positive attitudes to learning. In lessons and around the school, pupils behave very well. They know the routines of school and are punctual to lessons. They demonstrate empathy, politeness and kindness towards each other. Through the curriculum, pupils have an impressive breadth of cultural, sporting and artistic opportunities. For example, pupils can participate in enrichment activities such as rounders, creative writing and crafts. Sixth-form students value the extensive number of subjects they can study. For example, they have the opportunity to study subjects such as game design, criminology and engineering. They are positive about the support they receive to achieve well. In 2024, students achieved very well in a range of subjects. Across the curriculum, pupils learn about life beyond school. For example, they learn about the importance of freedom of speech through class discussions.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, staff do not adapt the teaching of the curriculum to address the gaps that some pupils have in their knowledge. Consequently, these pupils do not learn as well as they could. The school must ensure that staff in all subjects use assessment information about what pupils know and do not know to plan adaptions to the teaching of the curriculum so that pupils learn successfully.
- Some pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding do not attend school regularly. This means that they miss out on the educational and pastoral provision at the school. The school should work closely with parents and carers so that these pupils attend school regularly and catch up on the education they have missed.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
189 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
74 students
Average A level grade C+, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
1,294 pupils on roll, with places for 1,250
Schools near Abbeywood Community School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard School Bristol | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.7 |
| Bradley Stoke Community School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 50.6 |
| Trinity Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 52.1 |
| Patchway Community School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 37.0 |
| Winterbourne Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Attainment 8: 52.0 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Dilley
- Phone
- 01454862986
- Address
- New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SF
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- URN
- 139067
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.