Winterbourne Academy
High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1JL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Cartwright
- Sponsor
- The Olympus Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,880
- Pupils on roll
- 1,741
- URN
- 145502
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454252000
About this school
Winterbourne Academy is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,741 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. 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
- 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 | 298 | 296 | 293 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.9 | 47.9 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.10 to +0.23 | -0.16 -0.32 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 50% | 58.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 75% | 73.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 20.6% | 22.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
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 Winterbourne 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 | 49.9 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,861 |
| 2023/24 | 1,825 |
| 2024/25 | 1,783 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterbourne Academy compares
Winterbourne Academy ranked 4th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 8.1% | 13% | 1,741 | — |
| Abbeywood Community School | 46 | 8.3% | 22.1% | 1,294 | 2.1 miles |
| Downend School | 51 | 8.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 | 2.3 miles |
| Patchway Community School | 37 | 11.6% | 27.3% | 854 | 2.8 miles |
| Mangotsfield School | 41.3 | 10.2% | 23.6% | 1,191 | 3.2 miles |
| Bristol Metropolitan Academy | 46.9 | 10.4% | 31% | 1,103 | 3.3 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)
- 12.96%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.13%
- Persistent absence
- 21.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbeywood Community School2.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Downend School2.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Patchway Community School2.8 miles
Secondary · Almondsbury
-
Mangotsfield School3.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Bristol Metropolitan Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Winterbourne Academy ranks 12th 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 year groups does Winterbourne Academy teach?
- Winterbourne Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterbourne Academy?
- The headteacher of Winterbourne Academy is Mrs Jennifer Cartwright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winterbourne Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne 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 big is Winterbourne Academy?
- Winterbourne Academy has 1,741 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Winterbourne Academy full?
- Winterbourne Academy has capacity for 1,880 pupils and 1,741 on roll (93%), 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 Winterbourne Academy a faith school?
- No. Winterbourne Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Winterbourne Academy?
- Winterbourne Academy is part of THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Winterbourne Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.9 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winterbourne Academy rank locally?
- Winterbourne Academy ranked 4th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winterbourne Academy's absence rate?
- Winterbourne Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winterbourne Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winterbourne 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 10 July 2026.