Bradley Stoke Community School

South Gloucestershire · BS32 9BS

General information All-through School · 4-18 years Who goes here 1393 pupils, 11.5% FSM

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Bradley Stoke Community School

General Information

Address: Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9BS – View on map
Phone: 01454868840
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sophie Francis
Age range: 4-18 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 150 families put it first for 150 places – 10 for every 10 places. 93% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 150 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 14 · 2024 15 · 2025 11 · 2026 10
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 31 families put it first for 30 places – 10 for every 10 places. 94% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 14 · 2024 12 · 2025 24 · 2026 10
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1393 pupils out of 1335 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 127
% eligible for free school meals: 11.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the South Gloucestershire average)
English as an additional language: 30% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.9% a year (South Gloucestershire 14.2%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 52% moved to another school, 48% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across South Gloucestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 37 (2.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 49 (2.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 27 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in South Gloucestershire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 49 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 35 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 32 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 50.6
Compared with the area: 3.9 points above the South Gloucestershire average (46.7)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (+0.1 points against an expected 50.5)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 70% (South Gloucestershire 67%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolSouth Gloucestershire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 3.1 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3.9 points above the South Gloucestershire average (46.7).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

6th of 16 all-through schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8

#4Winterbourne Academy52.0
#5Downend School51.0
#6Bradley Stoke Community School50.6
#7Abbeywood Community School46.0
#8Brimsham Green School44.9

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Yate Academy54.8
#2The Castle School52.4
#3John Cabot Academy52.1
#4Winterbourne Academy52.0
#5Downend School51.0
#6Bradley Stoke Community School50.6
#7Abbeywood Community School46.0
#8Brimsham Green School44.9
#9Sir Bernard Lovell Academy44.5
#10Hanham Woods Academy44.1
#11Chipping Sodbury School43.7
#12Marlwood School43.2
#13King's Oak Academy42.0
#14Mangotsfield School41.3
#15Patchway Community School37.0
#16Digitech Studio School31.2

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 98.0%
Went into further education: 89.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language
Maths (General)
English Literature
Religious Studies
Science Double Award
History
Business Studies
Art & Design
Sociology
Computer Science
Biology
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Geography
D & T
German
Speech & Drama
Photography
Music Studies (General)
Chinese
Spanish
Polish
Arabic
Italian
Portuguese
Urdu
Greek
French Language

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 73% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the South Gloucestershire average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 73% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 73%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSouth Gloucestershire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the South Gloucestershire average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 18th of 81 junior and primary schools in the area

#17Wick Church of England Primary School74%
=18Blackhorse Primary School73%
=18Bradley Stoke Community School73%
=20Emersons Green Primary School72%
=20Kings' Forest Primary School72%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Hambrook Primary School93%
=1Marshfield Church of England Primary School93%
#3Beacon Rise Primary School89%
#4Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School88%
#5Coniston Primary School86%
#6Olveston Church of England Primary School83%
#7Watermore Primary School82%
#8Hanham Abbots Junior School80%
=9Frenchay Church of England Primary School78%
=9Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School78%
=9Wheatfield Primary School78%
#12St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne77%
#13Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School76%
=14Cherry Garden Primary School75%
=14Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend75%
=14The Meadows Primary School75%
#17Wick Church of England Primary School74%
=18Blackhorse Primary School73%
=18Bradley Stoke Community School73%
=20Emersons Green Primary School72%
=20Kings' Forest Primary School72%
=20The Manor Church of England Primary School72%
#23Abbotswood Primary School71%
#24Charfield Primary School70%
#25Manorbrook Primary School69%
=26Barrs Court Primary School67%
=26Holy Trinity Primary School67%
=26St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford67%
=26The Ridge Junior School67%
=26Wallscourt Farm Academy67%
=31Charlton Wood Primary Academy66%
=31Raysfield Primary School66%
=31Redfield Edge Primary School66%
=31St Mary's Catholic Primary School66%
=35Bailey's Court Primary School65%
=35Meadowbrook Primary School65%
=35St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary65%
=35The Park Primary School65%
=39Bowsland Green Primary School63%
=39Holy Family Catholic Primary School63%
=39Stanbridge Primary School63%
=42Almondsbury Church of England Primary School62%
=42Bromley Heath Junior School62%
=42Courtney Primary School62%
=45Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School61%
=45Stoke Lodge Primary School61%
=47North Road Community Primary School60%
=47Trinity Church of England Primary School60%
#49St Anne's Church of England Primary School58%
=50Alexander Hosea Primary School57%
=50Cadbury Heath Primary School57%
=50Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury57%
=50Filton Hill Primary School57%
=50Horton CofE VA Primary School57%
=50Wellesley Primary School57%
=56Lyde Green Primary School56%
=56St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School56%
=56Staple Hill Primary School56%
=59Callicroft Primary School55%
=59St Paul's Catholic Primary School55%
#61Gillingstool Primary School54%
=62Parkwall Primary School53%
=62St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell53%
=62The Tynings Primary School53%
#65Longwell Green Primary School51%
#66Severn Beach Primary School50%
#67Woodlands Primary School48%
=68Barley Close Community Primary School47%
=68Little Stoke Primary School47%
=70St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School46%
=70St Barnabas Church of England Primary School46%
=72Charborough Road Primary School45%
=72St John's Mead Church of England Primary School45%
=74Elm Park Primary School44%
=74Tortworth Primary School44%
#76King's Oak Academy43%
#77Tyndale Primary School41%
=78Shield Road Primary School38%
=78St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury38%
#80St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall29%
#81Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School27%

View full Ofsted inspection report

1st of 7 all-through schools in South Gloucestershire for Ofsted rating

#1Bradley Stoke Community SchoolGood
#2Brimsham Green SchoolGood
#3Chipping Sodbury SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bradley Stoke Community SchoolGood
#2Brimsham Green SchoolGood
#3Chipping Sodbury SchoolGood
#4Downend SchoolGood
#5Hanham Woods AcademyGood
#6King's Oak AcademyGood
#7Marlwood SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,296 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

16th of 16 all-through schools in South Gloucestershire for spending per pupil

#14Winterbourne Academy£6,564
#15Downend School£6,541
#16Bradley Stoke Community School£6,296

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Abbeywood Community School£7,602
#2Yate Academy£7,577
#3Chipping Sodbury School£7,506
#4Marlwood School£7,464
#5Digitech Studio School£7,365
#6Patchway Community School£7,335
#7Hanham Woods Academy£7,116
#8Mangotsfield School£7,020
#9Brimsham Green School£7,008
#10Sir Bernard Lovell Academy£6,754
#11King's Oak Academy£6,646
#12John Cabot Academy£6,618
#13The Castle School£6,584
#14Winterbourne Academy£6,564
#15Downend School£6,541
#16Bradley Stoke Community School£6,296

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across South Gloucestershire: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered