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IKB Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · Studio school
68 Bath Road, Bristol BS31 1SP · ikbacademy.org.uk · 0117 916 1025
On the mapSearch near BS31 1SP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Pupils
- 136
- 45% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.3, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.6 | +5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 9.3 | +3.9 |
| Further education | 22.2 | +7.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | −10.5 |
| Employment | 11.1 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | C (29.4) | Average +0.02 | |
| 9 students | C (30) | Average +0.10 | |
| 4 students | — | Average -0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 14 | C- (26.6) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | D- (17.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 25 | C- (25.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 22 | D+ (22) | -0.36 |
| 2017/18 | 24 | C (28.8) | +0.31 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | D+ (23.7) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 30 | +4.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 20 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 15 | −30.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15 | +11.8 |
| Activity not captured | 20 | +16.8 |
Ofsted
IKB Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 32
- 20% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied