Patchway Community School, Almondsbury

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 1118

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~2.8km)Possible (~3.9km)Unlikely (~5.1km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Steve Kneller
Pupils:854 / 1,080 capacity
LA:South Gloucestershire
Phone:01454862020
Address:Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Trust:THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:145124
UKPRN:10065195
Constituency:Filton and Bradley Stoke
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Personal development, Sixth form.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

31.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

68 responses
Would recommend77%
Child is happy79%
Well taught78%
Good progress75%
Feels safe78%
Well behaved77%
Bullying dealt with24%
Kept informed82%
Handles concerns65%
Wider development65%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

23.0

Avg class size

37

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Hempton Lane (N-bound)
87m · 1 min walk
Patchway Community College (W-bound)
90m · 1 min walk
Aztec West Roundabout (Stop A)
157m · 3 min walk
Approach Road (E-bound)
395m · 6 min walk
Stoke Lane (S-bound)
437m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

854 pupils

1,080 capacity

226 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Almondsbury

Low pressure
New homes approved:130
Projected new pupils:23

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Almondsbury

Admissions Demand - South Gloucestershire

Low demand1.03x oversubscription

Places available

3,039

Applications

3,138

Got 1st preference

90.0%

Got preferred school

98.9%

Secondary admissions across South Gloucestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

10 December 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormGood
15 February 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormGood
24 November 2020

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

11.57818%

Overall absence

31.82346%

Persistent absence

861

Enrolments

Authorised7.20113%
Unauthorised4.37705%
Persistent (10%+)31.82346%
Severe (50%+)8.82695%

Absence trend

7.34722%
18/19
6.36367%
20/21
12.96302%
21/22
13.93254%
22/23
12.99541%
23/24
11.57818%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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