What is Patchway Community School's Ofsted rating?

Patchway Community School received a Requires improvement rating from Ofsted following its 2022 inspection.

What do parents say about Patchway Community School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 68 responses): 77% of parents would recommend Patchway Community School.

What are Patchway Community School's latest exam results?

Patchway Community School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 36.9. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Patchway Community School located?

Patchway Community School is a secondary school in Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire (BS32 4AJ).

How many pupils attend Patchway Community School?

Patchway Community School has around 951 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Patchway Community School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Patchway Community School

Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Feb 2022

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

36.9school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

36.9

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

10.4%

Basics 9-5

26.7%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

36.9

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	35.0	46.4
2023/24	33.7	46.4
2024/25	36.9	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.52	0.00
2023/24	-0.73	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

16.9%

EBacc APS

3.14

EBacc 9-5

2.9%

EBacc 9-4

8.1%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

N/A

A*-A Grades

N/A

A*-B Grades

N/A

AAB+ %

N/A

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% data available for 2023/24 only

Based on 78 students entered

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What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

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3.32 km away · Academy sponsor led

Good

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3.9 km away · Other independent special school

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4.41 km away · Other independent special school

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