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Bradley Stoke Community School

All-through · Bristol · BS32 9BS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 30 November 2023

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At a glance

1,393 pupils · 104% of 1,335 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
26.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.bradleystokecs.org.uk/
URN
137753

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 150 families named it first for 150 Year 7 places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 3 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 30 November 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.03 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 31 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

150 places offered · 150 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Children living within the APR
1.045 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Living within the consortium area
1.836 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
50.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
69.8%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
56.4%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.2
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
34.2
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school50.6
Median of its 12 closest peers52.3
South Gloucestershire average45.7
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Kingston AcademyKingston upon Thames · 97 miles awayOutstanding62.8
All Hallows Catholic CollegeMacclesfield · 120 miles awayGood49.6
Orleans Park SchoolTwickenham · 96 miles awayOutstanding64.4
Croxley Danes SchoolRickmansworth · 91 miles awayExpected standard51.3
Guildford County SchoolGuildford · 87 miles awayOutstanding54.8
John Taylor Free SchoolBurton-on-Trent · 94 miles awayGood46.4
Chancellor's SchoolHatfield · 102 miles awayGood47.6
The Commonweal SchoolSwindon · 33 miles awayGood46.3
Queensbury AcademyDunstable · 90 miles awayRequires improvement40
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High SchoolLondon · 95 miles awayOutstanding61.8
Tomlinscote SchoolCamberley · 80 miles awayOutstanding53.4
Wanstead High SchoolLondon · 111 miles awayGood (2015)54.1

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 56% (South Gloucestershire 74%, England 59%) · Any other White background 10% (South Gloucestershire 6%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 8% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 7% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 5% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (South Gloucestershire 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

10.66 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 25.00 suspensions and 0.13 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

74.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,033; 10.8% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,296
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 78% (78%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£1,612,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
98%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
56%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
23%
Any sustained destination
88%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher48.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications4.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways4.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health60.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.9%62.3%
Social housing1.4%17.1%
Privately rented26.7%20.5%
Detached houses45%22.9%
Flats15.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014881 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,500424 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£265,000–£425,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (127)£485,000
Semi-detached (80)£316,000
Terraced (164)£283,000
Flat (53)£210,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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