Chipping Sodbury School
Bowling Road, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6EW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Skipp
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Athelstan Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,120
- Pupils on roll
- 775
- URN
- 148295
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454862900
About this school
Chipping Sodbury School is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 775 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chipping Sodbury School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 141 | 114 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | 41.4 | 43.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.59 -0.83 to -0.35 | -0.44 -0.71 to -0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 31.6% | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 54.4% | 66.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 61.4% | 25.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.9 | 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 Chipping Sodbury 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 | 38.7 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.4 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.7 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 736 |
| 2023/24 | 720 |
| 2024/25 | 769 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chipping Sodbury School compares
Chipping Sodbury School ranked 11th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% 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 | 43.7 | 9.3% | 17.3% | 775 | — |
| Yate Academy | 54.8 | 9.1% | 22.2% | 804 | 0.9 miles |
| Brimsham Green School | 44.9 | 10.2% | 21.2% | 1,095 | 1.8 miles |
| Winterbourne Academy | 52 | 8.1% | 13% | 1,741 | 4.9 miles |
| Downend School | 51 | 8.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 | 5.1 miles |
| Mangotsfield School | 41.3 | 10.2% | 23.6% | 1,191 | 5.4 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)
- 17.32%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 24.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yate Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Yate
-
Brimsham Green School1.8 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Winterbourne Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Downend School5.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Mangotsfield School5.4 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Chipping Sodbury School ranks 32nd 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
- Cotham School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chipping Sodbury School teach?
- Chipping Sodbury School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Chipping Sodbury School?
- The headteacher of Chipping Sodbury School is Mr Rob Skipp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chipping Sodbury School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chipping Sodbury 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 Chipping Sodbury School?
- Chipping Sodbury School has 775 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chipping Sodbury School full?
- Chipping Sodbury School has capacity for 1,120 pupils and 775 on roll (69%), 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 Chipping Sodbury School a faith school?
- No. Chipping Sodbury School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chipping Sodbury School a selective school?
- No. Chipping Sodbury School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chipping Sodbury School part of an academy trust?
- Chipping Sodbury School is part of THE ATHELSTAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chipping Sodbury School have?
- The schools register lists Chipping Sodbury School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chipping Sodbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.7 in 2022/23 and 43.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chipping Sodbury School compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Chipping Sodbury School ranked 11th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% 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 Chipping Sodbury School's absence rate?
- Chipping Sodbury School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chipping Sodbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chipping Sodbury 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 10 July 2026.