Bradley Stoke Community School

Bradley Stoke Community School
Aerial photo of Bradley Stoke Community School and its surroundings
Established 2005
Type All-through academy
Trust The Olympus Academy Trust
Headteacher Steve Moir
Location Fiddlers Wood Lane
Bradley Stoke
Gloucestershire
BS32 9BS
England
51°32′03″N 2°32′34″W / 51.5343°N 2.5429°W / 51.5343; -2.5429Coordinates: 51°32′03″N 2°32′34″W / 51.5343°N 2.5429°W / 51.5343; -2.5429
DfE URN 137753 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Capacity 1,110
Students 1,117
Gender Mixed
Ages 4–18
Website bradleystokecs.org.uk

Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) is a mixed sex all-through academy, located in Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, England, on the outskirts of Bristol.

History

The construction of BSCS was completed in July 2005 and the school opened in September to accommodate the year 7 pupils. In 2008, the school was awarded specialist status in Performing Arts. The school was rated good by the Ofsted inspection in April 2013.[1]

In January 2012, the school converted to an academy. The school's name remained the same, but the academy trust was named the Olympus Academy Trust after the Rolls-Royce Olympus jet engine which powered Concorde.[2] The academy is part of the Concorde Partnership, a collaboration between South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and nine schools in South Gloucestershire which share resources and courses.[3]

The trust now comprises seven local schools.

Academic achievement

GCSE results
Bradley Stoke Community School had its best ever GCSE results in 2016 with a big improvement over the previous year. 68% of students achieved 5A*-C including English and maths. The new measure of basics (English and maths A*-C combined) was achieved by 69% of students.

The schools Progress 8 measure is among the best in the local authority at 0.24.

In 2016, 82% of students achieved an A*-C grade in English and 73% (the best ever) achieved A*-C in maths.

References

  1. ↑ "School inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. 11 Apr 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Academy Conversion Update". Bradley Stoke Community School. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Partners". Concorde Partnership. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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