66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
762.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,261
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Sir Bernard Lovell Academy · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire
Part ofFUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
-4pp
76%71%66%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
-4pp
56%48%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
44.5
-3.8
49.947.244.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
20%
-6pp
26%20%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
762.4
-40.8
803.2753.2703.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 762.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
24.5
-5.2
29.726.022.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24.5
A-level value added
-0.83
-0.3
0.0-0.4-0.8
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.8
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
14%
+1pp
14%10%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
Average A-level grade
D+
-1
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,261
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 43% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 20% | 762.4 | 24% | 1,261 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 47% | 48.3 | +0.08 | 26% | 803.2 | 31% | 1,244 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54% | 49.1 | +0.37 | 14% | 744.2 | 17% | 1,192 |
| 2021/22 | 76% | 56% | 49.9 | +0.28 | 17% | 703.3 | 20% | 1,153 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 40% | 45.6 | -0.25 | 15% | 711.1 | 18% | 964 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 30% | 40.1 | -0.47 | 12% | 510.9 | 20% | 991 |
| 2016/17 | 63% | 35% | 42.0 | -0.46 | 10% | — | 18% | 1,035 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 24.5 | D+ | -0.83 | 14% | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 29.7 | C | -0.50 | 13% | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 28.5 | C | — | 8% | 81 |
| 2021/22 | 29.1 | C | — | 9% | 58 |
| 2018/19 | 22.2 | D+ | -0.37 | 6% | 52 |
| 2017/18 | 24.0 | D+ | -0.16 | 3% | 81 |
| 2016/17 | 26.5 | C- | +0.04 | 0% | 33 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,261 | 18.4 | 19% | 1% | 18% | 9% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 1,244 | 19.4 | 18% | 2% | 17% | 9% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,192 | 17.8 | 16% | 1% | 17% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 1,153 | 18.3 | 15% | 1% | 18% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,098 | 18.8 | 14% | 1% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 964 | 17.1 | 12% | 1% | 21% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 7% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 1,035 | 16.4 | 10% | 2% | 21% | 7% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.