Secondary school

Patchway Community School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • South Gloucestershire
  • BS32 4AJ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Dec 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,929 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 92%2021/22: top 90%2022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 90%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 837 · South West 45.51/10 Well below South West
Grade 5+ English and maths26.7% · South West 44.2%1/10 Well below South West
EBacc point score3.14 · South West 3.981/10 Well below South West
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.73 · South West −0.021/10 Well below South West−12.5 pts
A level points per entryNot enough data · South West 33.7Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.8 · 105 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 39 · 102 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 40.1 · 102 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 36.7 · 90 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 38.8 · 98 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 35 · 107 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 33.7 · 163 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 37 · 172 pupils · South West 45.4545.833.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 26% · 102 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 30% · 102 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 27% · 90 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 27% · 98 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 24% · 107 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 24.5% · 163 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 26.7% · 172 pupils · South West 44.2%30%24%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 26.05 · 44 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 27.55 · 54 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 27.01 · 30 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 25.71 · 26 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 20.95 · 11 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 24.55 · 10 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: withheld (4 pupils)2024/25: withheld27.5520.95No exams

Withheld 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
93 of 93 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9393
2nd315
3rd313

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026854
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.3%
First language not English18.9%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)11.6%
Persistently absent pupils31.8%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

79.1% full · 1,080 places · 175 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 68 responses (7.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school79.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school77.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved76.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 52.9% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year70.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.1% not applicable80% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?36.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 36.8% who said Yes above68% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child75% agree
  • My child does well at this school77.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school79.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent76.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 36.7
  • Leadership 8.5
  • Teaching assistants 10.3
  • Other support 25.4

Teachers 45.2 FTE · Whole workforce 80.8 · 89 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,701
Spend per pupil£7,335
Staff spend per pupil£4,954
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,302,000in-year balance

Grants £7,901 · self-generated £163 · premises £486 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £5,019,000 · 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

163 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained82.2%
  • Education76.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.3%
  • Employment1.2%
  • Not sustained10.4%
  • Unknown7.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

31 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained74.2%
  • Education38.7%
  • Higher education32.3%
  • Apprenticeship3.2%
  • Employment32.3%
  • Not sustained16.1%
  • Unknown9.7%