# New Siblands School

New Siblands School is a special school in South Gloucestershire, for pupils aged 2 to 19.

It had 124 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E146013. [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 124
- Council: South Gloucestershire
- URN: 146013

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 27 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at New Siblands School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in South Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | South Gloucestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | South Gloucestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 15 | – | – |

New Siblands School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Crossways Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossways-junior-school-e152271): 120 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed
- [Crossways Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossways-infant-school-e152272): 140 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-thornbury-e109267): 260 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gillingstool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillingstool-primary-school-e150819): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022, before the school changed. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manorbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manorbrook-primary-school-e130978): 950 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-castle-school-e139348): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146013)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146013)

## How to cite

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