Yate Academy
About the school
Yate Academy is an open secondary school in South Gloucestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026
- Published
- 5 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.8
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 60.40%
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.90%
- South Gloucestershire
- 61.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 65.70%
- South Gloucestershire
- 25.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.12
- South Gloucestershire
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.74
AAB or better
- School
- 3.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
801
Girls
50.44%
Boys
49.56%
SEN support
11.99%
Education, health and care plan
4.24%
English as an additional language
13.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.21%
Overall absence
9.14
Persistent absence
26.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
109
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
39
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
36%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
44%