Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

South GloucestershireLocal Authority

North East Somerset and HanhamConstituency

BS30 8TSPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sir Bernard Lovell Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in South Gloucestershire, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,268 pupils. Sir Bernard Lovell Academy is part of FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.74

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,268

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,268
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.