Orchard School Bristol
About the school
Orchard School Bristol is an open secondary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 March 2025
- Published
- 8 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.7
- Bristol, City of
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bristol, City of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.60%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.00%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 53.70%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.1
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
947
Girls
45.09%
Boys
54.91%
SEN support
24.29%
Education, health and care plan
2.53%
English as an additional language
29.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
44.67%
Overall absence
10.42
Persistent absence
26.74
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
172
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
8%