Schools in South Gloucestershire

99 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in South Gloucestershire

Primary

Offered their first choice 92.8%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 92.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,033
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 92.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,640 places for 3,033 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 89.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 90.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,164
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 89.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.3 points lower than in 2016, when it was 90.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,139 places for 3,164 applications, which is 25 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in South Gloucestershire lodged 88 appeals about a school place.

64 of them were heard by a panel and 7 succeeded, which is about 11 in every 100 heard.

The other 24 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Abbeywood Community School Bristol	1.09	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Brimsham Green School Bristol	1.04	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Chipping Sodbury School Bristol	1.03	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Downend School Bristol	1.21	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hanham Woods Academy Bristol	0.78	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
John Cabot Academy Bristol	0.69	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mangotsfield School Bristol	0.85	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Marlwood School Bristol	0.96	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Patchway Community School Almondsbury	0.82	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol	1.08	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Castle School Bristol	0.92	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Winterbourne Academy Bristol	0.87	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Yate Academy Yate	0.92	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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