Bradley Stoke Community School
Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9BS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Francis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Olympus Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,335
- Pupils on roll
- 1,393
- URN
- 137753
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454868840
About this school
Bradley Stoke Community School is an all-through academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradley Stoke Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 23% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 178 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 51.1 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.09 to +0.34 | +0.34 +0.12 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 57.9% | 56.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 71.9% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 Bradley Stoke Community 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,334 |
| 2023/24 | 1,365 |
| 2024/25 | 1,389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradley Stoke Community School compares
Bradley Stoke Community School ranked 6th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 6.8% | 11.7% | 1,393 | — |
| King's Oak Academy | 42 | 8.1% | 27.1% | 992 | 5.8 miles |
| E-Act Merchants' Academy | 29.5 | 15.3% | 67.3% | 1,018 | 9.1 miles |
| Bridge Learning Campus | 34.6 | 11.2% | 57.9% | 1,202 | 9.2 miles |
| Meadowbrook Primary School | — | 5.8% | 13.7% | 335 | 0.2 miles |
| Bowsland Green Primary School | — | 5.6% | 8.3% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.65%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 14.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Oak Academy5.8 miles
All-through · Bristol
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E-Act Merchants' Academy9.1 miles
All-through · Bristol
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Bridge Learning Campus9.2 miles
All-through · Bristol
-
Meadowbrook Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Bowsland Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Bradley Stoke Community School ranks 44th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol, and Bradley Stoke Community School ranks 15th of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
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- E-Act Merchants' Academy All-through
- King's Oak Academy All-through
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- Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre Nursery
- Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Nursery
- Knowle West Early Years Centre Nursery
- Little Hayes Nursery School Nursery
- Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre Nursery
- Speedwell Nursery School Nursery
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Common questions
- What ages does Bradley Stoke Community School teach?
- Bradley Stoke Community School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradley Stoke Community School?
- The headteacher of Bradley Stoke Community School is Mrs Sophie Francis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradley Stoke Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradley Stoke Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bradley Stoke Community School?
- Bradley Stoke Community School has 1,393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Bradley Stoke Community School full?
- Bradley Stoke Community School has capacity for 1,335 pupils and 1,393 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Bradley Stoke Community School a faith school?
- No. Bradley Stoke Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bradley Stoke Community School a selective school?
- No. Bradley Stoke Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Bradley Stoke Community School part of an academy trust?
- Bradley Stoke Community School is part of THE OLYMPUS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bradley Stoke Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradley Stoke Community School compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Bradley Stoke Community School ranked 6th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradley Stoke Community School's absence rate?
- Bradley Stoke Community School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradley Stoke Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradley Stoke Community 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 8 July 2026.