Bradley Stoke Community SchoolPatchway Community School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bradley Stoke Community School and Patchway Community School.

  • Bradley Stoke Community School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Patchway Community School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bradley Stoke Community School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bradley Stoke Community School was judged Good and Patchway Community School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.6 for Bradley Stoke Community School and 37.0 for Patchway Community School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bradley Stoke Community School (53.8 in 2021-22, 50.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Patchway Community School (38.8 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bradley Stoke Community School versus Patchway Community School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolBradley Stoke Community SchoolAlmondsburyPatchway Community SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking1st of 16 in South Gloucestershire Stronger figure15th of 16 in South Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,389 951
Capacity1,335 1,080
LocationBristol, BS32 9BS Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
GCSE results
Attainment 850.6 Stronger figure37.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths56.4% Stronger figure26.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.8% Stronger figure45.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc19.0% Stronger figure16.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.24 Stronger figure3.14 4.09
Cohort179 172
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries102 Not reported
A-level average points34.2 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points36.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects23.8% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,389 951
Free school meals (ever 6)11.7% 27.3%
English as an additional language26.7% 18.9%
SEN support11.5% 14.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% Stronger figure11.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.8% Stronger figure31.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bradley Stoke Community School

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