Bradon Forest School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 1 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 142316
- Address
- The Peak, Purton, SN5 4AT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 916 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 77.4%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 5.6%
African 4.4%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.44
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 60 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Bradon Forest School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 287
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 107
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 104 94 |
| Year 8 | 218 121 97 |
| Year 9 | 178 92 86 |
| Year 10 | 134 79 55 |
| Year 11 | 186 97 89 |
| Year 13 | 2 0 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 46.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 5.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |