Secondary school

Bradley Stoke Community School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–18
  • Mixed
  • South Gloucestershire
  • BS32 9BS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 872 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 32%32%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 34%2018/19: top 17%17% · 2018/192021/22: top 26%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 25%2024/25: top 27%No exams

A-level results

#118 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 850.6 · South West 45.58/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths56.4% · South West 44.2%9/10 Top 20%+6.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.24 · South West 3.987/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.34 · South West −0.029/10 Top 20%−7.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.17 · South West 33.676/10 Middle−5.9 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.9 · 179 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 48.7 · 176 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 48.8 · 175 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 54.1 · 178 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 53.8 · 178 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 47.5 · 178 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 51.1 · 178 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 50.6 · 179 pupils · South West 45.4554.147.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 39% · 176 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 43% · 175 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 56% · 178 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 58% · 178 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 46% · 178 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 57.9% · 178 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 56.4% · 179 pupils · South West 44.2%58%39%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.91 · 108 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 28.64 · 99 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 34.07 · 91 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 34.96 · 100 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 38.15 · 112 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 32.41 · 95 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 35.27 · 112 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 34.17 · 102 pupils · South West 33.6738.1527.91No exams

Getting in · 2026

Reception

First-choice families who got in94%
29 of 31 who put it first2015 · 76.5%2026 · 93.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3129
2nd361
3rd190

Year 7

First-choice families who got in92.7%
139 of 150 who put it first2014 · 74.6%2026 · 92.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st150139
2nd17210
3rd1011

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

6 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

6 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,393
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.7%
First language not English26.7%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils14.8%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

104.3% full · 1,335 places · 281 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 261 responses (19.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school78.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school81.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved73.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.1% not applicable43.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year72.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.6% not applicable60.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed43.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school74.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing72.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school87.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development65.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent70.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 61.4
  • Leadership 8.2
  • Teaching assistants 25.6
  • Other support 31.7

Teachers 69.6 FTE · Whole workforce 126.8 · 160 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,455
Spend per pupil£6,296
Staff spend per pupil£4,887
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,612,000in-year balance

Grants £6,865 · self-generated £119 · premises £441 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £5,019,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

178 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.9%
  • Education89.9%
  • Apprenticeship4.5%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained2.2%
  • Unknown2.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

128 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.9%
  • Education44.5%
  • Higher education38.3%
  • Apprenticeship9.4%
  • Employment32%
  • Not sustained9.4%
  • Unknown4.7%