Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

North Street, Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire, BS30 8TS

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About this school

Sir Bernard Lovell Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in South Gloucestershire. The school has 1,261 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 4 November 2021). Last inspected 13 January 2026. The Principal is Robin Bassford. The school is administered by South Gloucestershire local authority. It belongs to FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. It opened in 1 April 2015.

School details

Principal

Robin Bassford

Trust

FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Local authority

South Gloucestershire

Gender

Mixed

URN

141665

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Sir Bernard Lovell Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (South Gloucestershire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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