Secondary
Chew Valley School
Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1180 of 1253 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 90.1
- Pupils per adult
- 13.3
- Pupils
- 1,201
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
51%
4 points above the Bristol average (47% across 40 schools)
49.8
2.5 above the Bristol average (47.3 across 40 schools)
27th of 40 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bristol we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.6 |
| Entered the EBacc | 61% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.75 |
| A level students | 77 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52% |
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 51% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.4 |
| 22/23 | 33.0 |
| 23/24 | 35.1 |
| 24/25 | 34.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.25 |
| 22/23 | +0.18 |
| 23/24 | -0.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.6 |
| 22/23 | 48.6 |
| 23/24 | 47.8 |
| 24/25 | 49.8 |
Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bath and North East Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Gareth Beynon
- Address
- Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
- Telephone
- 01275332272