Chew Valley School
Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Beynon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,253
- Pupils on roll
- 1,180
- URN
- 145482
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275332272
About this school
Chew Valley School is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chew Valley School, 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
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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 189 | 208 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 47.8 | 49.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.02 to +0.38 | -0.10 -0.30 to +0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 51% | 50.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 68.8% | 73.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 53.8% | 60.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
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 Chew Valley 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,166 |
| 2023/24 | 1,201 |
| 2024/25 | 1,188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chew Valley School compares
Chew Valley School ranked 6th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% 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 | 49.8 | 9.1% | 17.1% | 1,180 | — |
| Bedminster Down School | 41.7 | 13.3% | 40% | 1,022 | 4.4 miles |
| St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School | 44.5 | 9.7% | 29.2% | 753 | 4.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Daventry Road | — | 18.2% | 65.1% | 362 | 4.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy John Williams | 46.9 | 11.4% | 40.7% | 858 | 4.9 miles |
| Ashton Park School | 45.8 | 10.9% | 24.5% | 1,272 | 5.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.12%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedminster Down School4.4 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School4.7 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy Daventry Road4.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy John Williams4.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Ashton Park School5.7 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Chew Valley School ranks 18th 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
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
- Cotham School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chew Valley School teach?
- Chew Valley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Chew Valley School?
- The headteacher of Chew Valley School is Mr Gareth Beynon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chew Valley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chew Valley 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 many pupils are at Chew Valley School?
- Chew Valley School has 1,180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chew Valley School full?
- Chew Valley School has capacity for 1,253 pupils and 1,180 on roll (94%), 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 Chew Valley School a faith school?
- No. Chew Valley School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chew Valley School a selective school?
- No. Chew Valley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chew Valley School part of an academy trust?
- Chew Valley School is part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chew Valley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2022/23 and 49.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chew Valley School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- Chew Valley School ranked 6th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% 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 Chew Valley School's absence rate?
- Chew Valley School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chew Valley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chew Valley 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 15 July 2026.