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Bradley Stoke Community School

Mixed · ages 4–18 · with sixth formSouth Gloucestershire, South West · Bristol BS32 9BSTrust: The Olympus Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,393of 1,335 places
Free school meals
11.5%
Year 11 cohort 2025
179
Ofsted
School remains Good, 30 November 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bradley Stoke Community School (URN 134036, until 1 January 2012).

What the data says

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bradley Stoke Community School in 2023, 53% stayed on in Bradley Stoke Community School’s own sixth form (South Gloucestershire average 36%), 35% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 101 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 56% went to university (South Gloucestershire 26%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in South Gloucestershire, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in South Gloucestershire and England.

This school
South Gloucestershire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1782,687607,348
Any sustained destination98%93%92%
Stayed in education89%82%86%
— school sixth form53%36%34%
— sixth form college0%11%13%
— further education college35%34%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship6%7%3%
Employment3%4%3%
No sustained destination2%4%6%
Destination unknown1%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
South Gloucestershire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Students in the cohort1012,977541,441
Any sustained destination88%79%79%
University (higher education)56%26%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students19%9%19%
Further education2%6%5%
Apprenticeship6%10%7%
Employment23%36%28%
No sustained destination6%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.642.946.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%43%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%62%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects19%25%41%
EBacc average point score4.243.734.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort15%18%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils29.131.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils54.345.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language20%11%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language17899%89%22%20%75%
Mathematics17799%88%29%22%77%
English Literature17698%86%17%21%73%
Religious Studies16492%31%24%32%72%
Combined Science12670%65%13%9%60%
History9050%41%20%26%67%
Business Studies8346%18%36%20%75%
Fine Art5330%9%17%28%85%
Sociology5229%4%25%21%67%
Computer Science5128%13%22%30%78%
Biology4927%23%53%45%98%
Chemistry4827%23%63%47%100%
Physics4827%23%56%46%100%
Geography4223%41%45%25%71%
Design and Technology3821%11%18%23%68%
German3721%5%27%33%89%
Drama2514%7%4%27%88%
Photography2514%6%36%19%92%
Textiles137%2%8%27%77%
Music127%5%33%33%75%
Chinese42%1%75%
Spanish21%19%27%
Arabic21%1%47%
Polish21%1%84%
French11%18%29%
Art and Design11%7%24%
Modern Greek11%0%33%
Portuguese11%0%50%
Italian11%0%53%
Urdu11%1%42%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies4847%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction3837%
Childcare Skills1818%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1313%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study281
— of whom A level students102989261,341
Average A level gradeC+CB-
Average points per A level entry34.1730.7335.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%15%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics2827%31%
Psychology2121%23%
Biology1919%20%
History1818%13%
Business Studies1616%13%
Sociology1515%13%
Photography1212%3%
English Literature1111%11%
Product Design1111%2%
Chemistry1010%17%
Computer Science1010%5%
Physics1010%12%
Fine Art99%3%
Geography77%10%
English Language77%4%
Further Mathematics66%5%
Religious Studies4%
French1%
Spanish2%
Law4%
Film Studies2%
Economics13%
Polish0%
Textiles1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Social ScienceVRQ Level 34544%
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)2323%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 31919%
MultimediaOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31919%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31616%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1515%
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 399%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*88%
Sound RecordingBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*77%
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
Music performance: GroupBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Nutrition / DietVRQ Level 3

Other secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

Brimsham Green School

Community school · sixth form · 1,095 pupils

79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9

Downend School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,415 pupils

87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0

Hanham Woods Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 825 pupils

72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.1

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.