Bradley Stoke Community School
| Bradley Stoke Community School | |
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 Aerial photo of the school and its surroundings | |
| Address | |
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Fiddlers Wood Lane , , BS32 9BS | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′03″N 2°32′34″W / 51.5343°N 2.5429°W |
| Information | |
| Type | All-through academy |
| Established | 2005 |
| Trust | The Olympus Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 137753 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head | Sophie Francis |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,117 |
| Capacity | 1,110 |
| Website | www |
Bradley Stoke Community School, often locally referred to by its abbreviated form "BSCS", is an all-through mixed-sex academy located in Bradley Stoke, on the northern outskirts of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
History
[edit]The construction of BSCS was completed in July 2005 and the school opened in September to accommodate the year 7 pupils.[1] In 2008, the school was awarded specialist status in Performing Arts.[2] The school was rated good by the Ofsted inspection in April 2013.[3]
In January 2012, the school converted to an academy.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
The trust now comprises nine local schools.[8]
Academic achievement
[edit]GCSE results
Bradley Stoke Community School had its best ever GCSE results in 2016 with a big improvement over the previous year.[9] 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 0.17.[10]
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.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Secondary Settings". Bradley Stoke Community School. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Bradley Stoke Christmas programme in full swing". Bradley Stoke Journal. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "School inspection report". Ofsted. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Stoke Gifford school to join BSCS academy trust". Bradley Stoke Journal. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Welcome from the Chief Executive Officer". Olympus Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Partners". Concorde Partnership. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Construction of new primary school gets under way on BSCS site". Bradley Stoke Journal. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Schools in the Trust". Olympus Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Best ever GCSE examination results at BSCS". Bradley Stoke Journal. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Bradley Stoke Community School". Bristol Post. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "New measure ranks BSCS top secondary in South Gloucestershire". Bradley Stoke Journal. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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