IKB Academy
68 Bath Road, Bristol, BS31 1SP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Headeach
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 142127
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179161025
About this school
IKB Academy is a secondary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 136 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 44 | 54 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | 38.6 | 38.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.56 -0.99 to -0.14 | -0.54 -0.94 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 31.5% | 31.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 50% | 53.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
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 IKB Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.1 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How IKB Academy compares
IKB Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.3 | 16.8% | 26.4% | 136 | — |
| Wellsway School | 50.5 | 8.2% | 13.9% | 1,325 | 0.1 miles |
| Lift Broadlands | 31.8 | 16.2% | 42.8% | 314 | 1.0 miles |
| Sir Bernard Lovell Academy | 44.5 | 8.9% | 18.2% | 1,268 | 2.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Brislington | 44.3 | 9.5% | 29.4% | 1,357 | 2.5 miles |
| Hanham Woods Academy | 44.1 | 9.4% | 16.9% | 825 | 2.6 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)
- 26.42%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 16.75%
- Persistent absence
- 38.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellsway School0.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Lift Broadlands1.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Brislington2.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Hanham Woods Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
IKB Academy ranks 39th of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does IKB Academy teach?
- IKB Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of IKB Academy?
- The headteacher of IKB Academy is Mr Peter Headeach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was IKB Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected IKB Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is IKB Academy?
- IKB Academy has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is IKB Academy full?
- IKB Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 136 on roll (45%), 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 IKB Academy a faith school?
- No. IKB Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs IKB Academy?
- IKB Academy is part of FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have IKB Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.1 in 2022/23 and 38.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does IKB Academy rank locally?
- IKB Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is IKB Academy's absence rate?
- IKB Academy's overall absence rate is 16.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are IKB Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, IKB Academy'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 2 July 2026.