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Beechen Cliff School

Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4RE ·

Ofsted:Good· 2023
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At a glance

A state boys' secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Bath. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (September 2023). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 55.0 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 256 families put it first for 172 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–18
Pupils
1,232
Gender
Boys
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Academy trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Headteacher
Mr Tim Markall
Opened
Feb 2019
Boarding
Boarding school
School website 01225480466 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 21 Sept 2023
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 175 pupils

Attainment 8
55.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
64.6%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
79.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.45
2023/24 · CI 0.22 to 0.68
This school
55
Bath and North East Somerset
47.9
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 136520), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
172
1st preferences
256
All applications
421
1st prefs per place
1.49
More first choices than places

165 of 256 first-preference applicants were offered a place (64%). 17 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,224
Capacity
1,055
117% full
Girls / boys
10/90
Boys
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)11.5%
  • English as an additional language6.5%
  • SEN support14.8%
  • Education, Health and Care plan2.4%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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