Bradley Stoke Community School Explained

Bradley Stoke Community School
Type:All-through academy
Trust:The Olympus Academy Trust
Head Label:Head
Head:Sophie Francis
Address:Fiddlers Wood Lane
City:Bradley Stoke
County:Gloucestershire
Postcode:BS32 9BS
Country:England
Urn:137753
Ofsted:Yes
Enrolment:1,117
Capacity:1,110
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:18

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secondary Settings . Bradley Stoke Community School . 2 September 2020 . 30 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230204204/http://www.bradleystokecs.org.uk/GetIntoTeaching/Secondary-Settings/ . live .
  2. News: Bradley Stoke Christmas programme in full swing . 2 September 2020 . Bradley Stoke Journal . 14 December 2008 . 28 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228122531/http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2008/12/14/bradley-stoke-christmas-programme-full-swing/ . live .
  3. Web site: School inspection report . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20150408153508/http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/index.php?q%3Dfiledownloading/%26id%3D2213919%26type%3D1%26refer%3D0 . dead . 8 April 2015 . PDF . . 11 Apr 2013 . 19 April 2017 .
  4. News: Stoke Gifford school to join BSCS academy trust . 2 September 2020 . Bradley Stoke Journal . 12 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Welcome from the Chief Executive Officer . Olympus Academy Trust . 2 September 2020 . 2 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902171907/https://www.olympustrust.co.uk/about-olympus/welcome-from-the-ceo/ . live .
  6. Web site: Partners . Concorde Partnership . 14 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222001334/http://www.concordepartnership.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=16&Itemid=8 . 22 December 2011 . dead.
  7. Web site: Construction of new primary school gets under way on BSCS site . Bradley Stoke Journal . 10 October 2014 . 2 September 2020 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905192440/http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2014/10/10/construction-new-primary-school-under-way-bscs-site/ . live .
  8. Web site: Schools in the Trust . Olympus Academy Trust . 2 September 2020 . 2 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902171903/https://www.olympustrust.co.uk/about-olympus/schools-in-the-trust/ . live .
  9. News: Best ever GCSE examination results at BSCS . 2 September 2020 . Bradley Stoke Journal . 12 September 2016.
  10. News: Bradley Stoke Community School . 2 September 2020 . Bristol Post . 20 June 2019 . 2 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902171907/https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/bradley-stoke-community-school-264416 . live .
  11. News: New measure ranks BSCS top secondary in South Gloucestershire . 2 September 2020 . Bradley Stoke Journal . 30 November 2016 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905191500/http://www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/2016/11/30/new-measure-ranks-bscs-top-secondary-south-gloucestershire/ . live .

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