Bradon Forest School is a secondary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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The Peak, Swindon

School Information

Address: The Peak, Swindon, SN5 4AT
Website: http://www.bradonforest.org.uk/
Telephone: 01793770570
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Sarah Haines
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142316

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1260
Number of Pupils: 961
Number of Boys: 477
Number of Girls: 484

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.41 to -0.03
Of the 180 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 172 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Purton
College Road , Purton SN5 4AR 		3out of 4 270 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School
The Butts , Lydiard Millicent SN5 3LR 		3out of 4 1,668 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy
The Buffer , Purton SN5 4GT 		3out of 4 2,634 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Peatmoor Community Primary School
Pepperbox Hill , Peatmoor SN5 5DP 		3out of 4 2,892 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brook Field Primary School
Cartwright Drive , Shaw SN5 5SB 		- not rated 3,188 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradon Forest School
The Peak , Purton SN5 4AT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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