Mangotsfield School
Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9LH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PATHWAY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hetty Blackmore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Castle School Education Trust
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,191
- URN
- 142008
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454862700
About this school
Mangotsfield School is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,191 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 208 | 211 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 42.2 | 41.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.35 to +0.05 | -0.30 -0.50 to -0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 35.1% | 34.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 58.8% | 56% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 43.1% | 32.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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 Mangotsfield School 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 | 42.5 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.3 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 1,119 |
| 2024/25 | 1,158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mangotsfield School compares
Mangotsfield School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.3 | 10.2% | 23.6% | 1,191 | — |
| Downend School | 51 | 8.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 | 1.0 miles |
| Lyde Green Community School | — | — | — | — | 1.5 miles |
| Digitech Studio School | 31.2 | 16.4% | 29.7% | 608 | 1.6 miles |
| John Cabot Academy | 52.1 | 9.5% | 29.6% | 1,244 | 2.1 miles |
| Bristol Brunel Academy | 43.6 | 11.6% | 36.3% | 1,267 | 2.1 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
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 1 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.58%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.24%
- Persistent absence
- 26.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Downend School1.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Lyde Green Community School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Digitech Studio School1.6 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
John Cabot Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Bristol Brunel Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Mangotsfield School ranks 37th 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Trust changed from CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST to PATHWAY TRUST recorded 31 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Mangotsfield School teach?
- Mangotsfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Mangotsfield School?
- The headteacher of Mangotsfield School is Mrs Hetty Blackmore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mangotsfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mangotsfield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mangotsfield School?
- Mangotsfield School has 1,191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Mangotsfield School full?
- Mangotsfield School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,191 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mangotsfield School a faith school?
- No. Mangotsfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mangotsfield School a selective school?
- No. Mangotsfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Mangotsfield School?
- Mangotsfield School is part of PATHWAY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mangotsfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 41.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mangotsfield School rank locally?
- Mangotsfield School ranked 14th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mangotsfield School's absence rate?
- Mangotsfield School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mangotsfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mangotsfield School'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 13 August 2026.