Beechen Cliff School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Bath and North East Somerset
Kipling Avenue, Bath, BA2 4RE
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/09/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,232
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,055 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
146 of 165 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
335
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 165 | 146 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 114 | 19 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 335 | 166 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 46 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Tim Markall
- Address
- Kipling Avenue, Bath, BA2 4RE
- Phone
- 01225480466
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Widcombe & Lyncombe · Bath
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146972
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
1,232 pupils · 1,055 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 847 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.59 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 67.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 175 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 176 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 174 | 40% | 74% | 89% | |
| English Language | 174 | 26% | 67% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 22% | 64% | 77% | |
| Geography | 115 | 48% | 77% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 17% | 54% | 72% | |
| History | 77 | 35% | 66% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 70 | 39% | 71% | 83% | |
| Biology | 60 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 60 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 65% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 49 | 31% | 65% | 71% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 21% | 55% | 81% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 57 | 4% | 23% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 57 | 32% | 63% | 81% | |
| Geography | 55 | 4% | 20% | 62% | |
| Economics | 46 | 7% | 24% | 76% | |
| Physics | 37 | 16% | 35% | 73% | |
| Biology | 33 | 3% | 21% | 48% | |
| History | 30 | 10% | 33% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 28 | 11% | 25% | 61% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 26 | 0% | 8% | 54% | |
| Law | 25 | 12% | 24% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 18% | 41% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 14 | 7% | 7% | 36% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12596: Beechen Cliff School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.