Mangotsfield School is larger than the average-sized secondary school. In order to provide a wider range of sixth form subjects to its students, it has a sixth form collaboration for the current Year 13 with The Kingswood Partnership. Year 12 have a new collaboration with Downend School. The very large majority of students are from White British backgrounds. Less than one fifth of students are disadvantaged and supported through the pupil premium (which provides additional funding for students in local authority care and those who are eligible for free school meals). This proportion is below the national average. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, at around one tenth, is below average. The school has received support from two National Leaders of Education: the Chief Executive of the Castle School Education Trust and, through the local authority, the headteacher of Clevedon School. There have been a large number of changes in staffing since the previous inspection. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 11. A small number of students go off site to attend courses, both full and part time, through the City of Bristol College and the South Gloucestershire ‘Educated Other Than At School’ service. The school is currently in the process of applying to convert to academy status as a member of the Castle School Education Trust.