Abbeywood Community School is a
mixed secondary school located in the
Stoke Gifford
Stoke Gifford is a village and parish in South Gloucestershire, England, in the northern suburbs of Bristol. It had around 11,000 residents at the 2001 census, increasing to 15,494 at the 2011 census. It is home to Bristol Parkway station an ...
area of
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, South West England. Towns in the area include Yate, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Filton, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, the latter three forming ...
, England.
Abbeywood Community School opened in 2010, replacing Filton High School, which previously occupied the site.
Abbeywood Community School was judged to be 'good' in all areas by
Ofsted in 2018 and again in 2019. Abbeywood has been oversubscribed since 2015 and consequently is being expanded to accommodate 240 students in each year group. The school is part of the Olympus Academy Trust (which includes 9 schools locally.) Admissions are coordinated by South Gloucestershire Council.
Abbeywood benefits from facilities including sporting and leisure facilities, including flood-lit all–weather outside pitches, sports hall, a music recording studio, tennis and basketball courts, dance studio and access to Pro-5 football pitches. Secure WiFi access is available throughout the building, alongside teaching spaces for all subjects, including Science, Music, Art, Catering and Product Design.
Abbeywood Community School offers
GCSEs
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
and L2
BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of
A-levels and L3 BTECs.
Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy
Bristol Technology and Engineering Academy (or BTE Academy) was a University Technical College (UTC) that opened in September 2013 in Stoke Gifford, just north of Bristol, England. The University of the West of England and City of Bristol College ...
(BTE Academy) was formally merged with the neighbouring Abbeywood Community School in September 2022,
with Abbeywood occupying the former BTE Academy buildings.
References
External links
Abbeywood Community School official website
Secondary schools in South Gloucestershire District
Academies in South Gloucestershire District
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