Bradley Stoke Community School

Bradley Stoke Community School, often locally referred to by its abbreviated form "BSCS", is an all-through mixed-sex academy located in Bradley Stoke, a dormitory town on the northern outskirts of Bristol in the United Kingdom.

Bradley Stoke Community School
Aerial photo of the school and its surroundings
Address
Fiddlers Wood Lane Bradley Stoke , Gloucestershire , BS32 9BS England
Coordinates	51.5343°N 2.5429°W / 51.5343; -2.5429
Information
Type	All-through academy
Established	2005 (2005)
Trust	The Olympus Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	137753 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head	Steve Moir
Gender	Mixed
Age	4 to 18
Enrolment	1,117
Capacity	1,110
Website	www.bradleystokecs.org.uk

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]

In 2014, a new primary school phase started construction on the site of a former overflow car park for the secondary academy. Planning permission was approved on 1 August 2014, and as of 10 October cost £3 million, being £750,000 over budget. The school was expected to open in September 2015, in time for the 2015–16 academic year.[4]

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. This contributed to the school becoming the best-performing in South Gloucestershire.[5]

References

1. "School inspection report". Ofsted. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
2. "Academy Conversion Update". Bradley Stoke Community School. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
3. "Partners". Concorde Partnership. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
4. http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2014/10/10/construction-new-primary-school-under-way-bscs-site/
5. http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2016/11/30/new-measure-ranks-bscs-top-secondary-south-gloucestershire/

External links

• Official website