Orchard School Bristol

State-Funded School

orchard-school-bristol-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North WestConstituency

BS7 0XZPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchard School Bristol is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 942 pupils. Orchard School Bristol is part of Trust in Learning (Academies).

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

10%

Black

15%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

942

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 942
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Trust in Learning (Academies)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025. 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
17 Nov 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.