Olympus Academy Trust is consulting on proposed changes to admission arrangements for some of its schools with effect from September 2025. If approved, the changes would see the Year 7 intake of Abbeywood Community School permanently increased from 180 to 240. The Year 10 point of entry at the same school would also be removed.
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Abbeywood Community School celebrates “record-breaking” GCSE results
Abbeywood Community School has reported a “record-breaking” set of GCSE examination results, despite this year’s candidates experiencing several years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The proportion of students achieving both English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above was 63 percent (compared to 67 percent in 2019).
Continue readingAbbeywood Community School’s Post-16 students celebrate “great” results
Students at Abbeywood Community School are celebrating some “great” achievements in A-level and vocational qualifications following the publication of assessment results earlier today (Thursday 17th August). Several students have been successful in gaining places at Russell Group universities, including three at Oxbridge, while others have secured prestigious degree apprenticeships.
Continue reading“Strong” set of GCSE examination results at Abbeywood Community School
Abbeywood Community School has reported a “strong” set of GCSE examination results, with Grades 7-9 across a wide range of subjects, as well as many Grades 5-9 in English and Mathematics. The proportion of students achieving Grade 4 or above in both English and Mathematics was 65 percent.
Continue reading“Excellent” Post-16 examination results registered by Abbeywood students
Abbeywood Community School has reported “excellent” results achieved by its A-Level and Level-3 BTEC students this year, with 72 percent of all grades at A*-C and some outstanding individual performances. Students are moving on to study at many of the top universities in the country, including Bristol, Exeter, Imperial College London and Oxford.
Continue reading“Strong” GCSE outcomes at Abbeywood School
Students at Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School have once again registered “strong” outcomes in their GCSE assessments. A spokesperson said: “Students have achieved incredibly well across the full range of GCSE and Level 2 qualifications; outcomes have been strong but so has the progress of our students from their starting points.”
Continue reading“Outstanding” Post-16 results at Abbeywood
Abbeywood Community School is celebrating strong performances across both A-Levels and vocational qualifications, with some outstanding individual performances. Students have secured places to study at many of the top universities in the country, including Oxford University, Imperial College London, Exeter University and Bristol University.
Continue readingSchool’s breakfast club crowned ‘best in the South West’ by Kellogg’s
A school in Stoke Gifford has been judged to have the best club in the South West in the annual Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards. Abbeywood Community School has received a cash prize of £1,000 to spend on its breakfast club as well as a special party pack for the students to celebrate in the coming months.
Continue reading“Outstanding” GCSE outcomes at Abbeywood
Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School reports that this year’s Year 11 students have registered “outstanding” GCSE results. As in all schools, the grades awarded have been based on teacher assessments. This follows a government decision to abandon Ofqual’s proposed algorithm-based approach.
Continue readingAnother “excellent” set of Post-16 results for Abbeywood
Year 13 students at Abbeywood Community School are celebrating an excellent set of Post-16 results, with over half of students receiving grades A*-B and over 20 percent receiving a top grade. The overall pass rate was 99 percent.
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