Yate Academy
Sundridge Park, Yate, BS37 4DX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward Rakshi
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 804
- URN
- 145135
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Telephone
- 01454333560
About this school
Yate Academy is a secondary academy in Yate. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 804 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yate 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 109 | 142 | 134 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 | 46.9 | 54.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.65 +0.38 to +0.93 | +0.03 -0.21 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 43% | 60.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 64.1% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 60.6% | 65.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
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 Yate 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 | 51.9 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 816 |
| 2024/25 | 801 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yate Academy compares
Yate Academy ranked 1st of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.8 | 9.1% | 22.2% | 804 | — |
| Chipping Sodbury School | 43.7 | 9.3% | 17.3% | 775 | 0.9 miles |
| Brimsham Green School | 44.9 | 10.2% | 21.2% | 1,095 | 1.2 miles |
| Winterbourne Academy | 52 | 8.1% | 13% | 1,741 | 4.0 miles |
| Downend School | 51 | 8.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 | 4.5 miles |
| Mangotsfield School | 41.3 | 10.2% | 23.6% | 1,191 | 4.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.21%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 9.14%
- Persistent absence
- 26.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chipping Sodbury School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Brimsham Green School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Winterbourne Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Downend School4.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Mangotsfield School4.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Yate
- Tyndale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Yate Academy teach?
- Yate Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Yate.
- Who is the headteacher of Yate Academy?
- The headteacher of Yate Academy is Mr Edward Rakshi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yate Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yate 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 Yate Academy?
- Yate Academy has 804 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Yate Academy full?
- Yate Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 804 on roll (89%), 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 Yate Academy a faith school?
- No. Yate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Yate Academy part of an academy trust?
- Yate Academy is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Yate Academy have?
- The schools register lists Yate Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Yate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.9 in 2022/23 and 54.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yate Academy compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Yate Academy ranked 1st of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yate Academy's absence rate?
- Yate Academy's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yate 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 2 July 2026.