Secondary school

Hanham Woods Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • South Gloucestershire
  • BS15 3LA
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,944 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 60%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 93%93%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 60%2018/19: top 85%2021/22: top 56%56% · 2021/222022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 60%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 844.1 · South West 45.54/10 Below−8.2 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths38.5% · South West 44.2%4/10 Below−20.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.86 · South West 3.985/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.26 · South West −0.023/10 Below+10.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2015/1627.84 · South West 29.294/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.4 · 148 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 36.1 · 162 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 44.1 · 162 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 39.1 · 151 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 47.2 · 153 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.8 · 129 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 41.2 · 154 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 44.1 · 148 pupils · South West 45.4547.236.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 26% · 162 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 31% · 162 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 30% · 151 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 48% · 153 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 42% · 129 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 34.4% · 154 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 38.5% · 148 pupils · South West 44.2%48%26%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.84 · 44 pupils · South West 29.2927.84No exams

Not published 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.5%
133 of 135 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 98.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st135133
2nd8737
3rd684

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2009–2025

  1. 2009Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2017Inadequate
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026825
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.9%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support12.6%
EHC plan5.7%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils26.2%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

91.7% full · 900 places · 1 in sixth form (2015/16)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 173 responses (20.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school65.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school75.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved52% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.2% not applicable45.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year44.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.9% not applicable61.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.5% who said Yes above49% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school67.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing52.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school79.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development53.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent61.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 39.4
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 14.8
  • Other support 19

Teachers 47.4 FTE · Whole workforce 81.3 · 101 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,812
Spend per pupil£7,116
Staff spend per pupil£5,942
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£587,000in-year balance

Grants £7,581 · self-generated £231 · premises £89 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION (35 academies) · trust reserve £10,183,000 · 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

154 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.2%
  • Education74.7%
  • Apprenticeship14.9%
  • Employment4.5%
  • Not sustained5.8%
  • Unknown0%