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Bradon Forest
Parents' Newsletters Route 2
Our Parents' Newsletters are Rodbourne Redhouse Taw 1-Jill Peatmoor
published ii times a year. Cheney Abbey Meads
Each issue is packed with
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informative articles on all Ridge Forest
aspects of school life. We are Route 3
justly proud of our students'
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achievements - academic,
cultural and sporting - and it is
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celebrate their success. Our
newsletters can be accessed via We have a limited number of places available for enrollment in some year groups
a dedicated button on the including our 2009 Year 7. If you are interested in applying for a place particularly
homepage of our website. (The now that we have our own buses serving the North and West Swindon area, please
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last four years are available to contact our Admissions Clerk % the school office for further details - 0 793 770570.
browse.) It is a real pleasure to
compile the newsletter each
Curriculum and Examinations
month and all of the successes
reported are due to first-class It is increasingly important for parents to look at an individual school's curriculum
team work and an emphasis offer and examination results in some detail. At Bradon Forest we do not manipulate
on ensuring students and staff our curriculum offer, or choose `easy subjects' to boost our league table position. We
set their sights high in all believe that all students should study a broad, balanced entitlement curriculum
aspects of school life. which caters for individual aptitude and interest.
All students at Bradon Forest take examination courses in English Language,
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English Literature, Mathematics, Science(s), Business/ICT, Foreign Language(s),
Humanities, Arts and Technology as well as chosen subjects from a comprehensive
options package. We are committed to providing the education that young people
require and deserve to make the most of the ever changing future opportunities the
21st century offers. Our website provides extensive information on our Key Stage 3
and Key Stage 4 curriculum together with comprehensive details on our examination
Louis Maddison, Josh Hadland and Jordan results over the last five years. This information covers all individual subject results
Bailey, winners of the 'Dragon's Den' style
as well as local, regional and national comparisons 2004 - 2008. See the School
Creative Clothing competition.
Achievements button at www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk.

2004 2005 20o6 2007 2008

5+ Higher Grade GCSE Passes (A* - C) 64% 70% 71% 66% 64%

5+ Higher Grade GCSE Passes (A* - C inc. English/Maths) 47%
5 2% 57% i 56% 58%
* (A* - C inc. English Lit./Maths) *54%

Average Points Score per student 393 410 412 413 400
79%
Higher Grade Passes GCSE English 67% 70% 73% 56%
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(A - C)
These, and other subjects, GCSE English Literature 58% 69% 6g% 1 69% 64%
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are taken by all Year us.
GCSE Maths 63% 1 60% 1 63% j 66% 1 61%

See more of what we get up to at www.bradonforest.wilts.sch.uk