Chew Valley School

State-Funded School

chew-valley-school-bath-and-north-east-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

Bath and North East SomersetLocal Authority

North East Somerset and HanhamConstituency

BS40 8QBPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chew Valley School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,180 pupils. Chew Valley School is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 12 May 2026 · published 23 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.6

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,180

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,180
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Lighthouse Schools Partnership

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 May 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.