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Beechen Cliff School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kipling Avenue, Bath BA2 4RE · beechencliff.org.uk · 01225 480466
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.48 mi
- 2.39 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · E: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,232
- 177 over 1,055 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “E: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary” went to a home 1.48 mi (2.39 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 256 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 256 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 165 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 174 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 158 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 169 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – E: 80% of places, living within the Bath City Boundary | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.48 mi2.39 km | |
| Year 7 – F: 20% of places, boys beyond the Bath City Boundary | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.65 mi5.88 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55, and 64.6% 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 B (39.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55 | 46 | ||
| ▲64.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲67.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.18 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136520)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 67.9 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | 0 |
| Further education | 15.2 | −8.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 1.2 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +4.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 176 students | B (39.1) | Above average +0.11 | |
| 177 students | B (39) | Above average +0.10 | |
| 22 students | Dist (35.4) | Average -0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 174 | B- (36.6) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 202 | C+ (35) | — |
| 2021/22 | 182 | B (39) | — |
| 2018/19 | 187 | C+ (33.9) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 216 | C+ (33.7) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 186 | C (30.4) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 178 | C (30.1) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40.7 | −4.2 |
| Further and other education | 3 | −3.1 |
| Further education | 1.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | +6 |
| Employment | 32.2 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.1 | +5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
Beechen Cliff School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2023
- 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136520), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136520)
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136520)
Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136520)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (299 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 299
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 66 parents (22%) with SEND