All eyes have been on Year 11 at Abbeywood Community School since the school was judged to need ‘special measures’ by Ofsted when it inspected in December 2011. The school is on a journey of rapid improvement as shown by another strong set of A-level results last week (100% A-E and 49% A*-B grades – the school’s best ever) and
Continue reading
Students at Abbeywood Community School have achieved good results in their A-level examinations, despite the school being placed into ‘special measures’ by Ofsted last year. Dave Baker, Executive Headteacher, today described the results as being “even better than last year’s best ever”. From the 126 examinations entries, 25% were award A* or A grades, an improvement on the 21% achieved
Continue reading
Ofsted inspectors have reported that Abbeywood Community School is making “satisfactory” progress in addressing specific areas of concern that were identified when the school was placed into ‘special measures’ at the end of last year. Three inspectors visited the school on 15th/16th May and and their report was published today on the Ofsted website, although it had been made available
Continue reading
City of Bristol College’s plan to build a new Engineering Department building on vacant land in front of Abbeywood Community School would lead to gridlock on local roads, according to local residents and school management. The College has applied for permission to make alterations to its existing Parkway Transport Technology Centre and erect a new building to house its aeronautics,
Continue reading
The headteacher of Abbeywood Community School, recently placed into ‘special measures’ by Ofsted, says he has received “positive feedback” from an inspector who visited the school last week. Writing in the latest edition of the school newsletter, Dave Baker reports: “We had a visit from Ofsted on Tuesday last week; an inspector visited for the day in order to look
Continue reading
Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School, which was recently put into ‘special measures’ by Ofsted, has unveiled plans to turn into an academy – according to a report in today’s Bristol Evening Post. The paper says the secondary school could re-open in September as part of the Olympus Academy Trust, which was formed at the beginning of the year to take
Continue reading
Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School has been placed into special measures by Ofsted. The school, formerly known as Filton High, was visited by inspectors at the beginning of December and their report was sent home to parents/carers yesterday (Monday 30th January). Ofsted had previously served the school with “notice to improve” following an inspection in October 2010. A monitoring inspection
Continue reading
Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School is expecting to receive the results of its recent Ofsted inspection within the next couple of weeks. A team of inspectors visited the school for two days at the beginning of December and their report is expected “by the end of the month”, according to the latest newsletter issued to parents. Abbeywood (formerly Filton High
Continue reading