Chew Valley School
Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8QB
1,180 pupils · 94% of 1,253 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 60.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 200 | 211 | 344 | 200 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 203 | 210 | 331 | 203 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 199 | 195 | 327 | 199 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 205 | 205 | 318 | 205 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 208 | 226 | 346 | 208 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 210 | 202 | 332 | 210 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 213 | 327 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 203 | 200 | 373 | 203 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bedminster Down School 7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School 7.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oasis Academy Daventry Road 7.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Oasis Academy John Williams 7.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ashton Park School 9.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Brislington 9.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.