Secondary school

Orchard School Bristol

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Bristol
  • BS7 0XZ
  • Not applicable
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,816 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 80%2021/22: top 73%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 80%2024/25: top 56%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 844.7 · South West 45.55/10 Middle+21 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths48.6% · South West 44.2%7/10 Above+40.5 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.1 · South West 46/10 Middle+16.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.31 · South West −0.023/10 Below−34 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 44.1 · 108 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 37.6 · 121 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 41 · 135 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 40.4 · 123 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 43.9 · 153 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 39.8 · 172 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 39.6 · 167 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 44.7 · 177 pupils · South West 45.4544.737.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 28% · 121 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 26% · 135 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 35% · 123 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 37% · 153 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 30% · 172 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 34.1% · 167 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 48.6% · 177 pupils · South West 44.2%48.6%26%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
121 of 121 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st121121
2nd10642
3rd7912

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026942
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.7%
First language not English29.3%
SEN support24.3%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.4%
Persistently absent pupils26.7%

Girls 45.1%Boys 54.9%

87.2% full · 1,080 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 85 responses (9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved81.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.5% not applicable83.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year81.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.1% not applicable82.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.8% who said Yes above59.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing78.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 52.6
  • Leadership 8.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.7
  • Other support 26.1

Teachers 61.2 FTE · Whole workforce 102 · 108 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,820
Spend per pupil£8,731
Staff spend per pupil£6,122
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,032,000in-year balance

Grants £9,334 · self-generated £18 · premises £1,774 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: TRUST IN LEARNING (ACADEMIES) (9 academies) · trust reserve £3,736,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

167 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.2%
  • Education83.2%
  • Apprenticeship1.8%
  • Employment1.2%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown7.2%