Bradley Stoke Community School is celebrating some outstanding achievements by its students in their A-levels and vocational qualification assessments this summer. Students have secured places at top Russell Group universities, with three heading for Oxbridge. Others will be soon be starting apprenticeships with prestigious local employers.
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School praised for pupil support during lockdown
A local primary school previously deemed in need of improvement has been praised by an Ofsted inspector for “taking effective action to provide education” during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the modified format of a recent inspection did not allow an improved Ofsted rating to be awarded.
Continue readingPrimary school pupils care for rescued hedgehogs
Nine rescued hedgehogs that have been looked after over the winter by volunteers from Hedgehog Rescue Bristol & South Gloucestershire (located in Yate) have been released into the grounds of Wheatfield Primary School in Bradley Stoke as part of a biodiversity project.
Continue readingBSCS reveals phased timetable for all students returning to school
Secondary-age students at Bradley Stoke Community School who have been remote learning since the beginning of the third Covid-19 lockdown in early January will recommence in-school learning on Monday 15th March 2021.
Continue reading“Fantastic” GCSE results for BSCS students
The 2020 GCSE results at Bradley Stoke Community School are reported to be “broadly in line” with last year’s outcomes, with 85 percent of students achieving a grade 4 or above in both English and maths (82 percent last year) and 60 percent achieving at least a grade 5 in both subjects (56 percent last year).
Continue readingBSCS reports another set of “strong outcomes” in Post-16 results
Bradley Stoke Community School reports that its 2020 Post-16 grades are “broadly in line with the strong outcomes of last year”, with all students managing to secure places at their chosen universities and apprenticeship opportunities.
Continue readingSchool’s new play equipment officially opened
An ageing play area at Bowsland Green Primary School has been transformed after parents and staff raised £19,000 towards installing exciting new equipment.
Continue readingYear 6 pupils learn ‘skills for life’ at Bristol safety education centre
Pupils from Baileys Court Primary School are the latest local children to have visited Bristol’s Lifeskills Safety Education Centre, which receives grant funding support from Bradley Stoke Town Council.
Continue readingPrimary school children presented with award for local litter pick
Children from St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Bradley Stoke have been presented with certificates and £300 for their school after winning a district-wide, litter pick competition. The competition was arranged by South Gloucestershire Council and funded through the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s High Street Community Clean-Up scheme. Every school in South Gloucestershire was provided with
Continue readingOfsted confirms Holy Trinity’s ‘good’ rating
Staff, governors and pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Holy Trinity (Church of England & Methodist) Primary School are celebrating after receiving a ‘good’ grading from Ofsted in an inspection which took place on 24th and 25th October. It was the first primary school in South Gloucestershire to have a short ‘Section 8’ inspection under Ofsted’s new framework, which came into force
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