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Beechen Cliff School

URN
146972
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Beechen Cliff School
URN
146972
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

84 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

88

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

79

Destinations

68

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of secondary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#1 of 13 schools in Bath and North East Somerset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Offer probability
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  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
8 November 2023
Inspection date
21 September 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

166

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

335

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

166

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.02×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Bath and North East Somerset)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.beechencliff.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bath and North East Somerset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

55.0

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

64.6%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

79.4%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

67.4%

EBacc achievement

Location

BA2 4RE - Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset
Postcode
BA2 4RE
Phone
1225480466
Website
www.beechencliff.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bath and North East Somerset
Local authority code
800

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 210 schools in Bath and North East Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

210

Open schools

94

Closed schools

116

Primary schools

141

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 8 November 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    8 November 202321 September 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 8 November 2023
    • Good

      Published
      8 November 2023
      Inspected
      21 September 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    49.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 146

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    39.4%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    39.1

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.11

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    21.1%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    89.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    2.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    7.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    2.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary141 (67.1%)
    • Secondary29 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (19.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Beechen Cliff School1 mSecondaryClosed
    Beechen Cliff School1 mSecondaryClosed
    The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College427 mNot applicableOpen
    Widcombe Infant School809 mPrimaryOpen
    Widcombe Infant School809 mPrimaryClosed
    Bath College845 m16 plusOpen
    Widcombe CofE Junior School863 mPrimaryOpen
    Widcombe CofE Junior School863 mPrimaryClosed
    Hayesfield Girls School920 mSecondaryOpen
    Hayesfield Girls School920 mSecondaryClosed
    • Beechen Cliff School
      Distance
      1 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechen Cliff School
      Distance
      1 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College
      Distance
      427 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Widcombe Infant School
      Distance
      809 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Bath and North East Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bath Community AcademySecondaryBA2 2QLClosed
    Beechen Cliff SchoolSecondaryBA2 4REClosed
    Beechen Cliff SchoolSecondaryBA2 4REClosed
    Broadlands SchoolSecondaryBS31 2DYClosed
    Chew Valley SchoolSecondaryBS40 8QBOpen
    • Bath Community Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BA2 2QL
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechen Cliff School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BA2 4RE
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechen Cliff School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BA2 4RE
      Status
      Closed
    • Broadlands School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BS31 2DY
      Status
      Closed
    • Chew Valley School
    Widcombe Infant School
    Distance
    809 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bath College
    Distance
    845 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Open
  • Widcombe CofE Junior School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Widcombe CofE Junior School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hayesfield Girls School
    Distance
    920 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Hayesfield Girls School
    Distance
    920 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    BS40 8QB
    Status
    Open