Abbeywood Community School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,294 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Studio schools
Digitech Studio School
- Pupils on roll
- 608of 360 places
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 79
- Ofsted
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Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 88 pupils who finished Year 11 at Digitech Studio School in 2023, 36% stayed on in Digitech Studio School’s own sixth form (South Gloucestershire average 36%), 24% went to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
14% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 31.2 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in South Gloucestershire, with 18% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Among the 173 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 35% went to university (South Gloucestershire 26%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
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 South Gloucestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Digitech Studio School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 88 | 2,687 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 36% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 24% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 7% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 14% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Digitech Studio School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 173 | 2,977 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 35% | 26% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 9% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 10% | 7% |
| Employment | 35% | 36% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 18% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Digitech Studio School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 31.2 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.48 | 3.73 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.0 | 31.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 33.4 | 45.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 11% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 79 | 100% | 89% | 4% | 20% | 53% |
| Mathematics | 79 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 52% |
| Combined Science | 75 | 95% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 56% |
| English Literature | 75 | 95% | 86% | 4% | 21% | 52% |
| Graphic Communication | 40 | 51% | 1% | 10% | 23% | 88% |
| Business Studies | 36 | 46% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| Fine Art | 32 | 41% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 53% |
| Photography | 31 | 39% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 68% |
| Portuguese | 2 | 3% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Astronomy | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 1 | 1% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Digitech Studio School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 417 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 989 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | C | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 30.73 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
Other secondary schools in South Gloucestershire
Bradley Stoke Community School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,393 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Brimsham Green School
Community school · sixth form · 1,095 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Chipping Sodbury School
Academy converter · sixth form · 775 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.7
Downend School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,415 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Hanham Woods Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 825 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1
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.