Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) celebrated the official opening of its new primary phase on Monday 21st September, the day on which its first cohort of 30 Reception pupils spent their first whole day at the school. To mark the occasion, the children released balloons from the playground and BSCS executive headteacher Dave Baker presented a plaque to Sharon Clark,
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A Bradley Stoke girl who attends Red Maids’ School in Bristol has recorded straight A*s in her recent GCSE examinations. Neha Mehta, 16, is one of three students at the school to achieve a full set of ten or more A*s in all of their GCSE and IGCSE subjects, while the school as a whole saw more than a quarter
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This year’s GCSE results at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) have reflected local and national trends, with some headline statistics coming in lower than last year, which the school says is “disappointing”. Behind the headline figures of 54% of students achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths (51% last year) and 61% of students achieving 5A*-C grades (80% last year)
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The new primary phase building at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) was formally handed over by construction firm Midas on 15th July, in good time for the first intake of 30 Reception-aged pupils to start in the second week of September. Funding for new primary-age school provision on the BSCS site was secured in July 2013, when it was confirmed
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Post-16 students and staff are celebrating positive outcomes at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) this week, with more students than ever gaining grades to be accepted onto university courses. The school has maintained its A-level results on a par with previous years but has seen improved outcomes in BTEC and vocational courses. Almost all students who were seeking places on higher
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For many years pupils at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Stoke Lodge have had the benefit of learning in partnership with volunteers from local businesses. The Ablaze project provides reading and number buddies for children in Key Stage 2. Workers from Airbus visit the school each week with the aim of improving pupils’ attainment and developing self-esteem. Pupils from a number
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A team of students from Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) have been announced as finalists in the Apps for Good Awards 2015, to be held this Thursday (18th June) at the Barbican in London. The national Apps for Good Awards celebrate the next generation of problem solvers and digital makers – young people who are creating apps to change their world for
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Year 5 pupils at Baileys Court primary School have been taking part in a hands-on science programme in which they have constructed their own miniature fuel cells to generate electricity from waste. Organised in conjunction with staff from the University of the West of England, with the support of a grant from the Royal Society, the 12-week project is intended
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Building work on the new primary phase building at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), which is due to open with an intake of 30 Reception children in September, remains on target for completion by the end of June, according to a spokesperson for the school. The internal and external structures have been completed and decisions are now being made with
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has announced the appointment of a headteacher for its new primary phase, due to open for Reception age children in September. Sharon Clark, currently deputy headteacher at The Tynings Primary School in Staple Hill, will formally take up her new role at BSCS at Easter. She has a background in early years education, having spent five years
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