Bredon School
Pull Court, Bushley, Tewkesbury, GL20 6AH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Oldham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 117032
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684293156
About this school
Bredon School is an independent school in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 21 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bredon School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bredon School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1962, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 34 | 38 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.7 | 17.5 | 18.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bredon School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 98
- Pupils on SEN support
- 27
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbey View0.4 miles
Free Schools · Tewkesbury
-
Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus0.9 miles
Independent schools · Tewkesbury
-
Alderman Knight School1.3 miles
Special schools · Tewkesbury
-
Norton College Tewkesbury1.5 miles
Special schools
-
Dean Close Airthrie6.9 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
Other schools in Tewkesbury
- Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus Independent schools
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bredon School teach?
- Bredon School teaches children aged 7 to 21. It is an independent school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bredon School?
- The headteacher of Bredon School is Mr Nick Oldham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bredon School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bredon School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bredon School?
- Bredon School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 21.
- Is Bredon School full?
- Bredon School has capacity for 300 pupils and 192 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bredon School a faith school?
- No. Bredon School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bredon School a selective school?
- No. Bredon School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bredon School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 14.7 in 2022/23 and 18 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bredon School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bredon School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.