Bedminster Down School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 30 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Unique reference
138204
Address
Donald Road, Bedminster Down, BS13 7DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1040 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
54.4%
Girls
45.6%
First language not English
5.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.8%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.9%
Unclassified 18.2%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.2%
African 1.3%
Other Asian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.43
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 6%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.11
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award39
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award48
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award15
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & DesignGCSE45
BiologyGCSE43
ChemistryGCSE42
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bedminster Down School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
208
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
184
2nd preference
98
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
184
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
218
116
102
Year 8
214
117
97
Year 9
214
122
92
Year 10
194
104
90
Year 11
200
107
93
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
75.0%
85.6%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
30.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
5.0%
42.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
22.0%
11.3%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
9.0%
4.2%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
3.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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