Kathryn Haigh

Abbeywood Community School

Abbeywood Community School is a mixed secondary school located in the Stoke Gifford area of South Gloucestershire, England. Its last Ofsted inspection in 2015 rated the school as GOOD in every area. Students benefit from some of the most impressive facilities in the local area including extensive 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. The school boasts state-of-the-art £30 million building and equipment, brand new in 2010 Students also enjoy a high quality enrichment programme, covering a wide range of sporting, creative and academic activities. Staff embrace the involvement of parents/carers in all aspects of life . Parents are kept informed through the school website, twitter feed and regular newsletter in addition to regular face-to-face opportunities to talk about their child's progress. The school is a member of The Olympus Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust established at the start of 2012 to support local schools wanting to develop shared approaches to school improvement. www.olympustrust.co.uk The school also works in partnership with other local schools, universities, private sector, charitable and government organisations, with students regularly completing collaborative projects for students, staff and those in the wider community. "100% of parents would recommend Abbeywood to another parent" Ofsted Parent View (July 2017) Follow Abbeywood on Twitter @abbeywoodschool