# Soundwell Academy

Soundwell 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.

Special school. Code E147889. [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 5 to 18
- Pupils: 141
- Council: South Gloucestershire
- URN: 147889

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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 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

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

- [St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-church-of-england-junior-school-soundwell-e150821): 150 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Stephen's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-infant-school-e109046): 160 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022
- [Minerva Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minerva-primary-academy-e138789): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Tynings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-tynings-primary-school-e149950): 790 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Horizons Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-learning-centre-e135827): 890 m. Special. Good (overall), February 2024
- [Staple Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staple-hill-primary-school-e149943): 970 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/147889)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147889)

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