Katharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolChipping Sodbury School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School and Chipping Sodbury School are secondary schools.
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chipping Sodbury School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is ahead on our composite score.
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School was judged Good and Chipping Sodbury School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.1 for Katharine Lady Berkeley's School and 43.7 for Chipping Sodbury School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Katharine Lady Berkeley's School (57.7 in 2021-22, 53.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Chipping Sodbury School (42.2 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Wotton-under-EdgeKatharine Lady Berkeley's School | BristolChipping Sodbury School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 40 in Gloucestershire | 13th of 16 in South Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,510 | 769 | |
| Capacity | 1,495 | 1,120 | |
| Location | Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB | Bristol, BS37 6EW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 Stronger figure | 43.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.9% Stronger figure | 37.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.9% Stronger figure | 66.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.7% Stronger figure | 25.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 Stronger figure | 3.88 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 242 | 113 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 121 | 29 | |
| A-level average points | 37.5 Stronger figure | 23.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 22.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 24.0% Stronger figure | 5.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,510 | 769 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.1% | 17.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.9% | 5.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 17.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.3% Stronger figure | 24.1% | 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.
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Chipping Sodbury School
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