Sir Bernard Lovell Academy is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Street, Bristol, BS30 8TS
Website: www.sblacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01174565900
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dean Anderson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141665

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1409
Number of Pupils: 1098
Number of Boys: 581
Number of Girls: 517

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.43 to -0.06
Of the 186 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 185 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
School Road , Oldland Common BS30 6PH
3out of 4 607 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Redfield Edge Primary School
High Street , Oldland Common BS30 9TL
3out of 4 609 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Poplar Close , Warmley BS30 5NW
3out of 4 888 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Garden Primary School
Cherry Garden Lane , Bitton BS30 6JH
3out of 4 1,085 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Parkwall Primary School
Earlstone Crescent , Cadbury Heath BS30 8AA
3out of 4 1,092 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
North Street , Oldland Common BS30 8TS
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Digitech Studio School
Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XQ
2out of 4 1,747 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Oak Academy
Brook Road , Kingswood BS15 4JT
3out of 4 2,375 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warmley Park School
Tower Road North , Warmley BS30 8XL
3out of 4 1,724 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.