Hanham Woods Academy
Memorial Road, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3LA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Ballard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 825
- URN
- 141042
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01174408900
About this school
Hanham Woods Academy is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 825 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hanham Woods Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 154 | 148 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 | 41.2 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.09 to +0.41 | -0.26 -0.49 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 34.4% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 61.7% | 62.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 30.5% | 35.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hanham Woods Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.8 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 803 |
| 2023/24 | 839 |
| 2024/25 | 844 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hanham Woods Academy compares
Hanham Woods Academy ranked 10th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 9.4% | 16.9% | 825 | — |
| John Cabot Academy | 52.1 | 9.5% | 29.6% | 1,244 | 1.0 miles |
| Oasis Academy Brislington | 44.3 | 9.5% | 29.4% | 1,357 | 1.5 miles |
| Bristol Brunel Academy | 43.6 | 11.6% | 36.3% | 1,267 | 1.7 miles |
| Lift Broadlands | 31.8 | 16.2% | 42.8% | 314 | 1.9 miles |
| Digitech Studio School | 31.2 | 16.4% | 29.7% | 608 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report29 January 2025
- 13 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.94%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Cabot Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Brislington1.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Bristol Brunel Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Lift Broadlands1.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Digitech Studio School1.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Hanham Woods Academy ranks 31st of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hanham Woods Academy teach?
- Hanham Woods Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Hanham Woods Academy?
- The headteacher of Hanham Woods Academy is Mr Chris Ballard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hanham Woods Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hanham Woods Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hanham Woods Academy?
- Hanham Woods Academy has 825 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hanham Woods Academy full?
- Hanham Woods Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 825 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hanham Woods Academy a faith school?
- No. Hanham Woods Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hanham Woods Academy a selective school?
- No. Hanham Woods Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hanham Woods Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hanham Woods Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hanham Woods Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hanham Woods Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hanham Woods Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.8 in 2022/23 and 44.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hanham Woods Academy compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Hanham Woods Academy ranked 10th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hanham Woods Academy's absence rate?
- Hanham Woods Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hanham Woods Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hanham Woods Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.