Abbeywood Community SchoolPatchway Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Abbeywood Community School and Patchway Community School are secondary schools.
Abbeywood Community School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Patchway Community School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbeywood Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Abbeywood Community School was judged the expected standard and Patchway Community School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Abbeywood Community School and 39.9 for Patchway Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Abbeywood Community School (44.9 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Patchway Community School (38.8 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BristolAbbeywood Community School | AlmondsburyPatchway Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 16 in South Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 15th of 16 in South Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,294 | 854 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 1,080 | |
| Location | Bristol, BS34 8SF | Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 39.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.6% Stronger figure | 29.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.6% Stronger figure | 47.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 206 | 140 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 74 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 32.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,267 | 951 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.1% | 27.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.2% | 18.9% | |
| SEN support | 18.4% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.8% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.5% Stronger figure | 31.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Abbeywood Community School
Patchway Community School
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