UK Schools
Orchard School Bristol
Orchard School Bristol is a mixed secondary academy in Bristol, Bristol City Council, teaching 942 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Orchard School Bristol.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Orchard School Bristol.
- 1–2 Inset Days
- 3 Term 1 starts (Year 7 and Year 11 only)
- 4 Term 1 starts for all students
- 24 Term 1 ends
- 3 Inset Day
- 4 Term 2 starts
- 19 Term 2 ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 6 Term 3 starts
- 13 Term 3 ends
- 23 Inset Day
- 24 Term 4 starts
- 2 Term 4 ends
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 20 Term 5 starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Term 5 ends
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Term 6 starts
- 26 Inset Day
- 17 Term 6 ends
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Term 1 starts (Year 7 and Year 11 only) September 3, 2025 Term
- Term 1 starts for all students September 4, 2025 Term
- Term 1 ends October 24, 2025 Term
- Term 2 starts November 4, 2025 Term
- Term 2 ends December 19, 2025 Term
- Term 3 starts January 6, 2026 Term
- Term 3 ends February 13, 2026 Term
- Term 4 starts February 24, 2026 Term
- Term 4 ends April 2, 2026 Term
- Term 5 starts April 20, 2026 Term
- Term 5 ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Term 6 starts June 1, 2026 Term
- Term 6 ends July 17, 2026 Term
- Inset Days September 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day November 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day February 23, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day June 26, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday April 3-17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday July 18 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday April 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Orchard School Bristol with Bristol City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Bristol City Council England
Attendance 26.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Bristol City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Bristol City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Orchard School Bristol. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Orchard School Bristol than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.