Soundwell Academy
Special schoolSoundwell Academy is a special school in South Gloucestershire, for pupils aged 5 to 18. It had 141 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Soundwell Academy 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).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Soundwell Academy was 4.5, against 45.0 in South Gloucestershire and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% 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 | 4.5 | 45.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 4.3% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 23 | – | – |
- Soundwell Academy 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
In a straight line- St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, SoundwellPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)150 m
- St Stephen's Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022160 m
- Minerva Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- The Tynings Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- New Horizons Learning CentreSpecial. Good (overall), February 2024890 m
- Staple Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Gloucestershire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).