Secondary school

Chipping Sodbury School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • South Gloucestershire
  • BS37 6EW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,019 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 58%58%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 44%44% · 2018/192021/22: top 80%2022/23: top 84%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 62%No exams

A-level results

#216 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 843.7 · South West 45.54/10 Below+20.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths37.2% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below+12.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.88 · South West 3.985/10 Middle+22 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.44 · South West −0.022/10 Well below South West−44.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry23.43 · South West 33.67Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.1 · 105 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 43.6 · 117 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 42.6 · 92 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 47.3 · 111 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 42.2 · 145 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 38.7 · 141 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 41.4 · 114 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 43.7 · 113 pupils · South West 45.4549.138.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 117 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 40% · 92 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 46% · 111 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 35% · 145 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 23% · 141 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 31.6% · 114 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 37.2% · 113 pupils · South West 44.2%46%23%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.04 · 69 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 30.07 · 55 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 31.54 · 46 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 27.36 · 37 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 31.17 · 28 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 33.14 · 37 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 27.52 · 25 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 23.43 · 29 pupils · South West 33.6733.1423.43No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.3%
141 of 148 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st148141
2nd1223
3rd650

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2011–2022

  1. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2020Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2021Ungraded visitas predecessor
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026775
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.3%
First language not English5.6%
SEN support17.2%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.3%
Persistently absent pupils24.1%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

69.2% full · 1,120 places · 60 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 11 responses (1.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school0% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school0% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved0% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively0% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year0% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly0% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child0% agree
  • My child does well at this school0% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing0% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school0% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school0% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development0% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent0% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 39.2
  • Leadership 4.9
  • Teaching assistants 7.4
  • Other support 24.1

Teachers 44.1 FTE · Whole workforce 75.6 · 93 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,802
Spend per pupil£7,506
Staff spend per pupil£5,943
Reserve per pupil−£494
  • −£380,000revenue reserve
  • +£228,000in-year balance

Grants £7,577 · self-generated £433 · premises £398 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ATHELSTAN TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £2,603,000 · 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

114 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.9%
  • Education78.9%
  • Apprenticeship8.8%
  • Employment6.1%
  • Not sustained5.3%
  • Unknown0.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

28 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96.4%
  • Education28.6%
  • Higher education28.6%
  • Apprenticeship10.7%
  • Employment57.1%
  • Not sustained3.6%
  • Unknown0%