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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.

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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

134 pupils

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

37 A-level students

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%

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