Abbeyfield School
Academy converter · sixth form · 902 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
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Avon Valley Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 517of 925 places
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 77
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 1 July 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Avon Valley College (URN 126459, until 1 July 2016).
What the data says
Avon Valley Academy has no sixth form. Of the 66 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 70% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
12% 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 34.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Wiltshire, with 18% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
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 Wiltshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Avon Valley Academy | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 66 | 5,123 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 70% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 9% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Avon Valley Academy | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.8 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 13% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.92 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.6 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 36.3 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 8% | 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 | 77 | 100% | 88% | 3% | 22% | 51% |
| English Language | 77 | 100% | 89% | 3% | 20% | 48% |
| English Literature | 76 | 99% | 86% | 1% | 21% | 54% |
| Combined Science | 61 | 79% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| Geography | 42 | 55% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 55% |
| History | 34 | 44% | 41% | 6% | 26% | 38% |
| Business Studies | 33 | 43% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| Photography | 18 | 23% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 33% |
| Statistics | 16 | 21% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 56% |
| Art and Design | 15 | 19% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 27% |
| Spanish | 15 | 19% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 40% |
| Biology | 14 | 18% | 23% | 7% | 45% | 79% |
| Physics | 14 | 18% | 23% | 0% | 46% | 64% |
| Sociology | 14 | 18% | 4% | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 18% | 23% | 0% | 47% | 71% |
| Music | 8 | 10% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 13% |
| Design and Technology | 1 | 1% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Land Based Ops | 14 | — | — |
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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.