Bradley Stoke Community School

Bradley Stoke Community School continues to be recognized as a good school. The robust curriculum is ambitious and well-structured for all pupils, enabling them to build effectively on their prior knowledge. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and engaged in their learning. Notably, the integration of diversity and respect within the curriculum enhances the students' understanding and prepares them for life beyond school. The community involvement and extra-curricular activities also contribute positively to the students' character development and overall experience. However, there are certain aspects of the curriculum that are not yet fully implemented across all year groups, which may hinder some pupils from achieving their full potential in specific areas of learning.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and valued within the school community.
• The school has high expectations for student achievement.
• Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and teaching skills.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective support to learn alongside their peers.
• Behaviour management strategies are effective, promoting a calm learning environment.
• A wide range of subjects is offered at key stage 4 and appropriate qualifications in the sixth form.
• Enrichment activities provide students with diverse learning experiences.
• Pupils engage in community service and charity work, building societal contributions.

Areas for Improvement

• The planned curriculum is not fully taught to all year groups in key stage 3.
• A low proportion of pupils follow a strongly academic curriculum in key stage 4.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bradley Stoke Community School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Bradley Stoke Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bradley Stoke Community School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.3% of pupils at Bradley Stoke Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bradley Stoke Community School received £7,256 and spent £7,291 for each of its 1,391 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,020,000 (£734 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Olympus Academy Trust, income was £7,840 and spending £7,814 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Bradley Stoke Community School is part of The Olympus Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Meadowbrook Primary School Bristol
• Stoke Lodge Primary School Bristol
• Patchway Community School Almondsbury
• Callicroft Primary School Bristol
• Abbeywood Community School Bristol
• Filton Hill Primary School Bristol
• Winterbourne Academy Bristol
• Charborough Road Primary School Bristol
• Lyde Green Community School Bristol

What is Bradley Stoke Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bradley Stoke Community School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Bradley Stoke Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bradley Stoke Community School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Bradley Stoke Community School have?

Bradley Stoke Community School has 1,393 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bradley Stoke Community School cover?

Bradley Stoke Community School for pupils aged 4 to 18.

What are Bradley Stoke Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.3, and 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Bradley Stoke Community School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bradley Stoke Community School?

Bradley Stoke Community School is at Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9BS.