Students at Bradley Stoke Community School, Bristol.

New measure ranks BSCS top secondary in South Gloucestershire

Data released in October 2016 ranks Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) as the top school in South Gloucestershire based on a new school performance measure introduced this year. The school scored +0.25, which means that, on average, students achieved a quarter of a grade more than expected in each of their GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications. Headteacher Steve Moir commented: “BSCS

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Top-achieving GCSE students at Bradley Stoke Community School. L-r: Sophie Brain, Mrudula Hirimagalur, Cristina Lojo, Thomas Smyth, Sadelle Onamade, Rachel Bennett, Emmanuelle Deliot and Abi Todd.

Best ever GCSE examination results at BSCS

Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has posted its best ever GCSE outcomes, marking a significant improvement in comparison with last year. Sixty-eight percent of students achieved 5A*-C including English and maths (54 percent last year). The new measure of ‘basics’ (English and maths A*-C combined) was achieved by 69 percent of students. English GCSE saw an impressive 82 percent of

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Year 7 students at Bradley Stoke Community School receive instruction in CPR from Post-16 students trained by the British Heart Foundation.

School’s initiative sees hundreds more trained in lifesaving CPR technique

The north Bristol area now has 249 more people trained in life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), thanks to an initiative organised by Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) with support from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Back in April, BSCS successfully completed a bid to become a designated CPR training school and was given over 30 sets of resuscitation training equipment by

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Olympus Academy Trust leaders at a Duke of Edinburgh's Award presentation.

School leaders celebrate Duke of Edinburgh’s Award success at Buckingham Palace

Olympus Academy Trust (OAT) leaders were recently invited to attend a once-in-a-lifetime Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) Gold Award presentation at Buckingham Palace, London. At the event, the trust was presented with a special plaque from the DofE charity, acknowledging their commitment to running the DofE and thanking the organisation for giving young people the opportunity to transform their lives. The DofE is celebrating its

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Bradley Stoke Community School's Year 10 Boys football team - Gloucestershire County Champions 2016.

BSCS Year 10 Boys crowned county champions

Bradley Stoke Community School’s (BSCS’s) Year 10 Boys football team have been crowned Gloucestershire County Champions, capping a fantastic season that also saw them reach the last-16 stage of the English Schools FA Cup. The team’s latest success comes after they beat St Bede’s 5-4 in the final of the Bristol and South Gloucestershire Schools’ League. This was followed up

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Finalists in the 2016 prom dress competition organised by the John Lewis store at Cribbs Causeway.

BSCS students’ prom dresses impress judges

Students from Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) made up four of the seven finalists in this year’s prom dress competition organised by the John Lewis store at Cribbs Causeway. Shannon Locke, Tierney Mannion, Lily-Mai Stagg and Talia Hacker produced stunning final designs that were chosen for their creativity and “current, on trend” ideas. The girls gave up their own time

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Duke of Edinburgh Award winners at Bradley Stoke Community School (l-r): Sophie Brain, Rachel Bennett, Megan Batty, Tom Dinham, Rebecca Halford, Alex Jackson, Callum Wilson, Rebecca Nash, Harry Wide, Jemma Smith, Emily Smart, Lucy Osborn, Lara Carnell and Chloe Lewis (all receiving bronze awards).

BSCS students show “real commitment” to achieve Duke of Edinburgh Award

The latest group of students at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) to successfully complete their bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards have been presented with certificates. Both levels of the award involve completing a programme of ‘volunteering’, ‘skills’ and ‘physical’ activities that lasts up to twelve months. The scheme culminates with the ‘expedition’ phase and the bronze award students

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