Hanham Woods Academy, Bristol

In its own words: "Welcome to Hanham Woods Academy, a proud member of the Cabot Learning Federation. I’m incredibly proud to lead such a remarkable academy where colleagues and students thrive. Our mission at the academy is simple: we want to give people the best chance of success ."

In 2026, pupils at Hanham Woods Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.3 in South Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in South Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 46.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 135 families put Hanham Woods Academy as their first choice and 290 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hanham Woods Academy are John Cabot Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.6); Oasis Academy Brislington (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.6); Prospect Education Trust (1.7 miles); and Bristol Brunel Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1).

Hanham Woods Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Hanham Woods Academy is one of 36 schools run by Cabot Learning Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 in 2024/25.

173 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hanham Woods Academy (as of September 2025): 62% would recommend the school, 65% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (76%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (52%).

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 15% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

Hanham Woods Academy has a resourced provision (25 places, 25 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (25 places, 25 pupils on roll) for autism.

The nearest railway station is Keynsham Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Drive (s-bound), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hanham Woods Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Hanham Woods Academy issued 677 suspensions, 80.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hanham Woods Academy are Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Samuel White's Infant School (0.2 miles), Hanham Abbots Junior School (0.2 miles) and Broomhill Infant & Nursery School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.