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Bradon Forest School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Peak, Purton, Swindon SN5 4AT · bradonforest.org.uk · 01793 770570
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 987
- 78% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Athelstan Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 163 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 163 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 155 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 185 | 163 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 188 | 128 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 183 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.1, and 44.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.9 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 43.8 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 30.3 | +3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.8 |
Ofsted
Bradon Forest School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 113
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (19%) with SEND