United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~288k · 117 state-funded schools
The signature
How South Gloucestershire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,236/yr
High
Better than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£340,000
Expensive
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,445/mo
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,551/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Crime
72.4/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
11.7
Least deprived
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Schools
91.1%
Weak
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
116 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
102 of 112 (91.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
117 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 117 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winterbourne Academy | Secondary | 1,783 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Castle School | Secondary | 1,449 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Downend School | Secondary | 1,429 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bradley Stoke Community School | Secondary | 1,389 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Cabot Academy | Secondary | 1,278 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbeywood Community School | Secondary | 1,267 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy | Secondary | 1,261 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mangotsfield School | Secondary | 1,158 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brimsham Green School | Secondary | 1,051 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Oak Academy | Secondary | 993 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Patchway Community School | Secondary | 951 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hanham Woods Academy | Secondary | 844 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Yate Academy | Secondary | 801 | Good2022 | — | Ofsted |
Chipping Sodbury School | Secondary | 769 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford | Primary | 633 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beacon Rise Primary School | Primary | 630 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 620 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Digitech Studio School | Secondary | 593 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marlwood School | Secondary | 566 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lyde Green Primary School | Primary | 478 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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