Orchard School Bristol
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Filton Road, Bristol, BS7 0XZ
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.6%
26.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
942
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,080 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
127 of 127 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
320
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 127 | 127 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 104 | 37 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 13 | ● 15% |
| Total | 320 | 177 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 42 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Melanie Sweet
- Address
- Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0XZ
- Phone
- 01173772000
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Horfield · Bristol North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138448
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMPLIFY EDUCATION
942 pupils · 1,080 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 991 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 18% | 51% | 68% | |
| English Language | 177 | 19% | 53% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 18% | 59% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 2% | 22% | 42% | |
| Geography | 93 | 17% | 46% | 58% | |
| History | 77 | 16% | 38% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 24% | 74% | 90% | |
| Biology | 64 | 34% | 77% | 92% | |
| Physics | 63 | 32% | 81% | 95% | |
| Chemistry | 63 | 37% | 75% | 95% | |
| Spanish | 58 | 21% | 64% | 69% | |
| French | 36 | 19% | 58% | 67% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.