Bedminster Down School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 4 2025 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
- 1029 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.4%
- Persistent absence
- 39.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 74.8%
Unclassified 12.5%
Mixed 4%
Other White 2.9%
African 1.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 36 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 32 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Bedminster Down School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 111 95 |
| Year 8 | 215 116 99 |
| Year 9 | 205 114 91 |
| Year 10 | 214 124 90 |
| Year 11 | 189 98 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 30.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 40.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 15.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.9% 3.0% |