Students and staff at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) have raised more that £1,400 for a charity that promotes organ donation and post-transplant activities. The money was raised in memory of Sarah Port, a BSCS student who sadly passed away last summer whilst on holiday with her family. Kevin Mashford, a representative of Transplant Sport, attended a Year 9 assembly
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Images of proposed new ‘primary phase’ building at BSCS revealed
Artist’s impressions of the proposed new ‘primary phase’ building at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) were made available at consultation events held at the school last week. The secondary school, which is part of the Olympus Academy Trust, is currently staging a public consultation on its proposal to become an ‘all through’ school for the 4-19 age range. Funding for the project
Continue readingConsultation on proposed extension of age range at BSCS
The Olympus Academy Trust has opened a public consultation on a proposal to extend the age range of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) to provide an ‘all through’ school for the 4-19 age range. It is planned that this will be achieved by the provision of a new purpose-built primary facility on land that is currently part of the BSCS
Continue readingCommunity School’s GCSE results “back on track” as 66% achieve key benchmark
Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has reported improved GCSE results with 9% more students achieving a key government benchmark compared to 2012. Following a dip in Maths results which affected the overall headline figure last year, the number of students achieving five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths has bounced back to 66% this year (57% last year),
Continue readingBSCS celebrates “positive” A-level outcomes
Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has built on last year’s first set of A-level outcomes and has seen an increase to 208 in the points per entry (197 last year). The school also reports that 33% of all grades were A*-B – “amongst a larger and more diverse Year 13 of 105 students”. Average points per student dipped to 683
Continue readingSchool in mourning following holiday death of Year 8 student
Students and staff at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are mourning the sudden death of a Year 8 student whilst on a family holiday. An announcement placed on the school website earlier today reads: We are deeply saddened and shocked to have to announce the sudden death of Sarah Port who was in tutor group 8G. She died whilst on
Continue readingGovernment confirms funding for primary academy at BSCS
A new primary school looks set to be provided in Bradley Stoke, after the government confirmed successful bids to its £982 million Targeted Basic Need (TBN) Programme, which is funding more school places in areas of high demand. South Gloucestershire Council prioritised four bids – a new primary academy at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), a new primary academy at
Continue readingSchool appeals for locals to join its ‘Race for Life’
Staff and students at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are appealing for girls and women from the local community to join them in a local ‘Race for Life’ that takes place on Thursday 27th June at 4pm. Local people are being asked to “jog, dance or run” 1-mile around the perimeter of the school to raise money for Cancer Research.
Continue readingBSCS fulfils expectations with ‘good’ Ofsted report
Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has been reviewed under a new Ofsted framework and received an overall rating of ‘good’ by the inspectors. The school scored better than it did in 2009, although the overall score given in 2009 was ‘outstanding’ because the assessment criteria were slightly different. We spoke to the Executive Head Teacher, Dave Baker, in order to
Continue readingBSCS students show commitment to improving Baileys Court play area
Two Year 10 students at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are helping to plan improvements to the play park at Baileys Court, after attending a Town Council meeting to give a presentation on the results of their GCSE citizenship project.
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