Bradley Stoke Community School
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · South Gloucestershire
Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bristol, BS32 9BS
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
42%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
14.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,393
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,335 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
42%
1st preference success rate
29 of 69 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
141
Total applications
4.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 69 | 29 | ● 42% |
| 2nd preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 141 | 29 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sophie Francis
- Address
- Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9BS
- Phone
- 01454868840
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Bradley Stoke South · Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137753
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
1,393 pupils · 1,335 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
30 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,103 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 23% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.27 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 73% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 3% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 102 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 178 | 22% | 65% | 75% | |
| Mathematics | 177 | 29% | 65% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 17% | 60% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 164 | 24% | 58% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 13% | 48% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 92 | 21% | 68% | 85% | |
| History | 90 | 20% | 56% | 67% | |
| Business | 83 | 36% | 63% | 75% | |
| Social Studies | 52 | 25% | 58% | 67% | |
| Computer Science | 51 | 22% | 57% | 78% | |
| Biology | 49 | 53% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 48 | 56% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 28 | 14% | 43% | 61% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 14% | 24% | 43% | |
| Biology | 19 | 11% | 21% | 32% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 22% | 39% | |
| Business Studies | 17 | 0% | 0% | 47% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 80% | |
| Photography | 12 | 17% | 17% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 9% | 9% | 55% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 20% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 10% | 50% | 90% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17806: Bradley Stoke Community School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through South Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.