Beechen Cliff School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Unique reference
- 146972
- Address
- Kipling Avenue, BA2 4RE
- Website
- www.beechencliff.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1210 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 90.6%
- Girls
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 6%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.21
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 179 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| French | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Beechen Cliff School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 147 0 |
| Year 8 | 167 167 0 |
| Year 9 | 167 167 0 |
| Year 10 | 168 168 0 |
| Year 11 | 168 168 0 |
| Year 12 | 201 148 53 |
| Year 13 | 192 131 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 24.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 54.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 7.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 61.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 20.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 45.0% 21.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 1.7% |