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Schools in South Gloucestershire

Search and compare schools in South Gloucestershire with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
123
in South Gloucestershire
Average Attainment 8
45.3
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.09
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
42%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
72%
of 69 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across South Gloucestershire

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of South Gloucestershire secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

South Gloucestershire schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Yate Academy
Academy converter · Good
55.1+0.0358%
2Bradley Stoke Community School
Academy converter
52.3+0.3458%
3The Castle School
Academy converter
52.0+0.3351%
4Winterbourne Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
50.6-0.1652%
5Downend School
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48.7+0.1048%
6John Cabot Academy
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
48.6+0.4445%
7Brimsham Green School
Community school
48.3+0.2751%
8Abbeywood Community School
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
47.8+0.0446%
9Hanham Woods Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
44.6-0.2644%
10Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
44.6+0.0838%
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High-attainment secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

Yate Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 55.1Progress 8 +0.03
The Castle School
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.0Progress 8 +0.33
Winterbourne Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.6Progress 8 -0.16
Downend School
SecondaryAttainment 8 48.7Progress 8 +0.10
John Cabot Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 48.6Progress 8 +0.44

Catchment distances and university destinations in South Gloucestershire

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Yate Academy2.9% (2017/18–2019/20)
  2. The Castle School1.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Winterbourne Academy1.0% (2018/19–2019/20)
  4. Bradley Stoke Community School0.8% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Abbeywood Community School0.3% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. The Castle School26.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Winterbourne Academy21.6% (2018/19–2019/20)
  3. Downend School16.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Bradley Stoke Community School15.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Chipping Sodbury School12.8% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

Schools in other South West areas