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Yate Academy

Secondary · Yate · BS37 4DX

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Expected standard

Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 5 July 2026

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At a glance

804 pupils · 89% of 900 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
URN
145135

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 124 families named it first for 135 Year 7 places, 0.92 first choices per place. We hold one Year 7 admissions round for it, 2024 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 6 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

135 places offered · 124 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2019

0.74 first-choice applications per place

54 places offered · 40 first-choice applications · usually has places

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)

Living within the consortium area
1.755 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

134 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
54.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
73.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
60.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
29.7
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school54.8
Median of its 12 closest peers45.9
South Gloucestershire average45.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Newmarket AcademyNewmarket · 130 miles awayGood45.9
The Catholic High School, ChesterChester · 115 miles awayExpected standard46.7
Wadham SchoolCrewkerne · 48 miles awayRequires improvement42.3
Stowmarket High SchoolStowmarket · 152 miles awayGood40.5
Cottenham Village CollegeCambridge · 120 miles awayGood52
Oakmoor SchoolBordon · 74 miles awayNeeds attention38.7
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England CollegeHeywood · 142 miles awayExpected standard43.4
Wixams AcademyBedford · 91 miles awayExpected standard47.5
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees · 214 miles awayGood43.3
The Royal Liberty SchoolRomford · 113 miles awayGood51
Five Acres High SchoolColeford · 21 miles awayStrong standard51.8
Bishop Milner Catholic CollegeDudley · 69 miles awayGood45.9

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
6 of 20 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 75% (South Gloucestershire 74%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (South Gloucestershire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (South Gloucestershire 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

41.82 suspensions per 100 pupils and 5 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 25.00 suspensions and 0.13 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,594; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,577
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 13% (11%) · educational supplies 8% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 2% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£552,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
80%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
36%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
44%
Any sustained destination
90%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18%18.1%
Residents in very good health39%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.7%62.3%
Social housing6.2%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses2%22.9%
Flats5.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015009 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£285,000566 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£323,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (66)£398,500
Semi-detached (152)£314,500
Terraced (260)£270,000
Flat (88)£200,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
11an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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