Abbeywood Community School
Abbeywood Community School is a mixed secondary school located in the Stoke Gifford area of South Gloucestershire, England.[1]
| Abbeywood Community School | |
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| Address | |
New Road , BS34 8SF England | |
| Coordinates | 51.5134°N 2.5538°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Trust | The Olympus Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 139067 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Personnel & Admin Manager | Mrs Catherine Thompson |
| Headteacher | Dr Dave Howe |
| Deputy Headteaher | Mr Ben Dilley |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 881 |
| Capacity | 1,214 |
| Houses | Athena, Appolo, Hera, Zeus |
| Website | http://www.abbeywoodschool.com/ |
The school was rated GOOD in every area in its last Ofsted inspection in 2015 and has been oversubscribed in both 2016 and 2015.
It is part of the Olympus Academy Trust (which includes 8 schools locally.[2] The school continues to coordinate with South Gloucestershire Council for admissions.
Abbeywood benefits from some facilities including sporting and leisure facilities, including flood-lit all–weather pitch, sports hall, and music recording studio, tennis and basketball courts, bespoke Dance Studio, and access to Pro-5 football pitches. Secure WiFi access is available throughout the building, alongside well-equipped teaching spaces for all specialist subjects, including Science, Music, Art, Catering and Product Design.
Abbeywood Community School offers GCSEs and 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 further BTECs.
Construction of Abbeywood Community School was completed in 2010, following the demolition of Filton High School which occupied the site prior to this. City of Bristol College Advanced Engineering Centre was also built on the former Filton High School site.
References
- website, Abbeywood School. "Abbeywood School - Home". www.abbeywoodschool.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- website, Olympus Academy Trust. "Olympus Academy Trust - Home". www.olympustrust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.