Bedminster Down School

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Bedminster Down School
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View from Tyntesfield Road
Address
Bedminster Down School
Donald Road

,
BS13 7DQ

England
Coordinates 51°25′18″N2°37′10″W / 51.421652°N 2.619526°W / 51.421652; -2.619526
Information
Type Secondary Academy
MottoBelief, Determination, Success
Established2012
TrustFutura Learning Partnership [1]
Department for Education URN 138204 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherLouise Davies
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,047
Capacity1,080
HousesSouthey, Blackwell, James, Moore
Colour(s)Red, Blue, Purple, Green
PublicationBedminster Down Load
Website www.bedminsterdown.org.uk

Bedminster Down School is a mixed gender secondary school with academy status, located in the Bishopsworth area of Bristol, England.

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History

Main entrance on Donald Road Bedminster Down School, Bristol, from Donald Road - geograph.org.uk - 3177548.jpg
Main entrance on Donald Road

The school originally opened in 1955 as a comprehensive, although it was technically reestablished on 1 June 2012 upon officially becoming an academy. [2] This switch was initially planned for September 2011, but was delayed. [3]

In 2010, the head teacher of ten years, Marius Frank, left the school to become CEO of ASDAN, an education charity also based in Bristol. [4]

The school was part of The Malago Learning Partnership (MLP). MLP was a collaboration between Bedminster Down, Cheddar Grove Primary, Greenfield Primary, Headley Park Primary, Parson Street Primary, Victoria Park Primary and St Peters CofE Primary. [5]

As of 2024, the school is a member of Futura Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust which operates 27 schools in the West Country. [6] The current head teacher is Louise Davies. [7]

Building

In 2003, the school was selected as one of four schools in Bristol to be completely rebuilt through the PFI programme. [8] Work began on the new school building in 2004, which opened in Easter 2006. [9]

Academic achievement

The school has improved its results year on year and achieved its best ever GCSE scores in 2016, the table below shows the percentage of students hitting the key measure of 5 A*-C (9 – 4 from 2017 onward) including English and Mathematics over the last 5 years. [10]

2012201320142015201620172018
40%36%49%37%50%56%65%

Ofsted

The school received a 'Good' rating following its last full Ofsted inspection, which took place on 6 and 7 November 2014. In specific areas, it received the following ratings: [11]

AreaGrade
Overall Effectiveness2 – Good
Achievement Of Pupils2 – Good
Quality Of Teaching2 – Good
Behaviour And Safety Of Pupils2 – Good
Leadership And Management2 – Good

A follow-up inspection on 29 and 30 November 2023 concluded that there was no change to the previous 'Good' rating. [7]

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