IKB Academy

IKB Academy has shown notable improvement since its previous inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas including the quality of education and leadership. The school successfully supports its students, fostering a positive learning environment where pupils feel valued and safe. Leaders have implemented a curriculum that aligns with the school's STEM specialism, and there is strong staff support for professional development. Despite some implementation challenges, particularly in the delivery of the tutor program and the religious education component, pupils generally recall the essential content well and report enthusiasm for their studies.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and supported by staff.
• High expectations are set for pupils across the curriculum.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers aids in effective planning.
• Well-supported special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) provision.
• Comprehensive personal, social, and health education (PSHE) curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Religious education curriculum is not well developed.
• Tutor program delivery is inconsistent.
• Need for more routine checks on the impact of the curriculum.

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 IKB Academy attended 83.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 38.9% 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, 31.9% of pupils at IKB Academy 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 IKB Academy had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.6% 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, 19.1% of pupils at IKB Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 8.1% 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 IKB Academy received £9,834 and spent £10,521 for each of its 135 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £44,000 (£327 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Futura Learning Partnership, income was £7,630 and spending £7,598 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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All schools in Bristol · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

IKB Academy is part of Futura Learning Partnership, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Two Rivers Church of England Primary Bristol
• Wellsway School Bristol
• Chandag Primary School Bristol
• St John's Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Saltford CofE Primary School Bristol
• The Meadows Primary School Bristol
• Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol
• Bridge Farm Primary School Bristol
• Wansdyke Primary School Bristol
• Cheddar Grove Primary School Bristol

What is IKB Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for IKB Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was IKB Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

IKB Academy was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does IKB Academy have?

IKB Academy has 136 pupils on roll.

What age range does IKB Academy cover?

IKB Academy for pupils aged 14 to 19.

Where is IKB Academy?

IKB Academy is at 68 Bath Road, Bristol, BS31 1SP.