Marlwood SchoolPatchway Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Marlwood School and Patchway Community School are secondary schools.
Marlwood School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Patchway Community School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Marlwood School is ahead on our composite score.
Marlwood School was judged Good and Patchway Community School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Marlwood School and 37.0 for Patchway Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Marlwood School (50.3 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Patchway Community School (38.8 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BristolMarlwood School | AlmondsburyPatchway Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th 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 | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 566 | 951 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1,080 | |
| Location | Bristol, BS35 3LA | Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 Stronger figure | 37.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.4% Stronger figure | 26.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.6% Stronger figure | 45.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.1% Stronger figure | 16.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 Stronger figure | 3.14 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 109 | 172 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 566 | 951 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.0% | 27.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.8% | 18.9% | |
| SEN support | 15.2% | 14.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.2% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.3% | 31.8% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Marlwood School
Patchway Community School
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