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
- 38.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 47 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Bedminster Down School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 29.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 40.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 13.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 1.2% |