Ashton Park School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Academy sponsor led
Orchard School Bristol
- Pupils on roll
- 942of 1,080 places
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 177
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 19 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Orchard School (URN 109282, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 at Orchard School Bristol in 2023, 7% moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Bristol, City of, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bristol, City of and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Orchard School Bristol | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 4,008 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 26% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Orchard School Bristol | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.7 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 54% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 44% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.7 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.5 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 23% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 68% |
| English Language | 177 | 100% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 69% |
| English Literature | 174 | 98% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 111 | 63% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 42% |
| Geography | 93 | 53% | 41% | 17% | 25% | 58% |
| History | 77 | 44% | 41% | 16% | 26% | 49% |
| Biology | 64 | 36% | 23% | 34% | 45% | 92% |
| Physics | 63 | 36% | 23% | 32% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 63 | 36% | 23% | 37% | 47% | 95% |
| Spanish | 58 | 33% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 69% |
| French | 36 | 20% | 18% | 19% | 29% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 17% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 60% |
| Fine Art | 23 | 13% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 87% |
| Graphic Communication | 23 | 13% | 1% | 35% | 23% | 100% |
| Classical Civilisation | 22 | 12% | 1% | 5% | 40% | 27% |
| 3D Design | 21 | 12% | 2% | 19% | 16% | 86% |
| Drama | 11 | 6% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 55% |
| Music | 9 | 5% | 5% | 22% | 33% | 44% |
| Polish | 8 | 5% | 1% | 75% | 84% | 100% |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 26 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bristol, City of
Bedminster Down School
Academy converter · 1,022 pupils
66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Blaise High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 914 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Bridge Learning Campus
Academy sponsor led · 1,202 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.6
Bristol Brunel Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,267 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.6
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,192 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.