Secondary
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1268 of 1409 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 86.9
- Pupils per adult
- 14.3
- Pupils
- 1,244
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
February 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
43%
4 points below the Bristol average (47% across 40 schools)
44.5
2.8 below the Bristol average (47.3 across 40 schools)
34th of 40 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bristol we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 |
| Entered the EBacc | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% |
| A level average points per entry | 24.46 |
| A level students | 46 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 43% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 29.1 |
| 22/23 | 28.5 |
| 23/24 | 29.7 |
| 24/25 | 24.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.28 |
| 22/23 | +0.37 |
| 23/24 | +0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.9 |
| 22/23 | 49.1 |
| 23/24 | 48.3 |
| 24/25 | 44.5 |
North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
South Gloucestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Robin Bassford
- Address
- North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS
- Telephone
- 01174565900