Bedminster Down School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Donald Road, Bristol, BS13 7DQ
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 04/02/2025
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.7%
39.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,022
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,080 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
183 of 192 families who put it first got an offer
211
Places offered
336
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 192 | 183 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 90 | 23 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 5 | ● 9% |
| Total | 336 | 211 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 3 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
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Louise Davies
- Address
- Donald Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol, BS13 7DQ
- Phone
- 01173532800
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Bishopsworth · Bristol South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138204
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,022 pupils · 1,080 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
04 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement - 23
30 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,084 pupils
Attendance
86.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 2.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Language | 177 | 16% | 50% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 9% | 53% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 20% | 39% | |
| History | 127 | 10% | 33% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 113 | 19% | 70% | 91% | |
| Geography | 73 | 5% | 30% | 38% | |
| Biology | 29 | 24% | 83% | 93% | |
| Physics | 29 | 28% | 79% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 31% | 83% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 27% | 64% | 64% | |
| Computer Science | 21 | 10% | 24% | 38% |
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 Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer 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.