Secondary school

Chew Valley School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • BS40 8QB
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 971 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 56%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 39%2021/22: top 35%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 30%No exams

A-level results

#107 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 849.8 · South West 45.58/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths50.5% · South West 44.2%7/10 Above
EBacc point score4.6 · South West 49/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.10 · South West −0.025/10 Middle+20.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.75 · South West 33.677/10 Above+6.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.5 · 198 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 45 · 176 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 49 · 187 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 48.1 · 172 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 51.6 · 194 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 48.6 · 189 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 47.8 · 208 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 49.8 · 206 pupils · South West 45.4551.645No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 49% · 176 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 52% · 187 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 49% · 172 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 52% · 194 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 49% · 189 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 51% · 208 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 50.5% · 206 pupils · South West 44.2%52%49%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.08 · 98 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 29.84 · 133 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 29.58 · 93 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 31.8 · 85 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 37.42 · 68 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 32.99 · 71 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 35.11 · 77 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 34.75 · 77 pupils · South West 33.6737.4229.58No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in89.1%
188 of 211 who put it first2014 · 99.4%2026 · 89.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st211188
2nd6712
3rd590

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good
  5. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,180
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.1%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support10.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)9.1%
Persistently absent pupils26.9%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

94.2% full · 1,253 places · 156 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult13.9
  • Classroom teachers 62.1
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 6.2
  • Other support 22.7

Teachers 68.9 FTE · Whole workforce 97.7 · 122 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,563
Spend per pupil£7,074
Staff spend per pupil£5,722
Reserve per pupil£399
  • +£474,000revenue reserve
  • +£582,000in-year balance

Grants £7,474 · self-generated £90 · premises £360 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (34 academies) · trust reserve £6,342,000 · 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

208 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education83.7%
  • Apprenticeship5.8%
  • Employment3.8%
  • Not sustained3.4%
  • Unknown3.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

84 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81%
  • Education29.8%
  • Higher education27.4%
  • Apprenticeship13.1%
  • Employment38.1%
  • Not sustained14.3%
  • Unknown4.8%