Chipping Sodbury School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · South Gloucestershire
Bowling Road, Bristol, BS37 6EW
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
24.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
775
Capacity used
Has space69%
1,120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
136 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
136
Places offered
340
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 136 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 55 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 340 | 136 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Skipp
- Address
- Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6EW
- Phone
- 01454862900
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge · Thornbury and Yate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148295
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
775 pupils · 1,120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 729 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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 | 41.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.52 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 113 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.43 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 29 | — |
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 | 112 | 8% | 44% | 73% | |
| English Language | 112 | 10% | 46% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 111 | 7% | 45% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 104 | 13% | 52% | 67% | |
| Geography | 74 | 14% | 59% | 66% | |
| History | 57 | 14% | 44% | 61% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 16% | 33% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 36 | 14% | 53% | 75% | |
| French | 27 | 15% | 70% | 81% | |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 38% | 69% | 85% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 23 | 35% | 70% | 87% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 12% | 71% | 88% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| Photography | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Film Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| English Language | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10920: Chipping Sodbury School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 39% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 43% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 South Gloucestershire 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.