Type Academy DfE number 865/5408 Phone +44 1793 770570 Gender Mixed-sex education | Headteacher Dr Andrew Morrison DfE URN 142316 Tables | |
Location The Peak
Purton
Wiltshire
SN5 4AT
England Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports Address The Peak, Purton, Swindon SN5 4AT, UK Motto Challenge and aspire to achieve beyond expectations Similar Royal Wootton Bassett A, Lydiard Park Academy, Kingsdown School, Isambard Community School, The Ridgeway School | ||
Bradon forest school 3rd millennium learning award video
Bradon Forest School is a mixed secondary school located in Purton (near Swindon) in the English county of Wiltshire. The school is famous for its theatre works, and that actress Billie Piper once attended the school, as did footballers Matthew Mills and former Swindon Town player Michael Pook. The headmaster of Bradon Forest is Dr A J Morrison.
Contents
- Bradon forest school 3rd millennium learning award video
- Yr 9 bradon forest school sports day 2010
- Theatre
- School achievements
- Big Top Festival
- References
Bradon Forest School previously held specialist Arts College status. In September 2015 the school converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Athelstan Academy Trust. The trust also includes Malmesbury School in Malmesbury and The Dean Academy in Lydney.
Yr 9 bradon forest school sports day 2010
Theatre
The school hosts many theatre shows from either professional companies or from the students themselves. Glasshouse Productions, Firebird Theatre and Gonzo Moose companies have performed at the Bradon Forest theatre. Fairly recently, the school hosted a theatre production called "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswoman's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of Macbeth". The cast consisted of year eleven GCSE students.
School achievements
Between 2002 and 2006, 70.7% of students gained 5 or more A* to C grades in GCSEs (excluding English and Mathematics). 51% gained 8 or more A* to C grades. The mean number of A* to C grades per student was 6.93.
2014 and 2015's year 11 leavers saw the best grades to date in GCSEs.
Big Top Festival
In June 2009, Bradon Forest ran an Expressive Arts festival at the school called the Big Top Festival. It hosted The Clive and the Master. Local Primary School Brook Field Primary's Year 6 Students also acted at the Festival acting Bugsy Malone.