Bristol Brunel AcademyHanham Woods Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Bristol Brunel Academy and Hanham Woods Academy are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Bristol Brunel Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hanham Woods Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bristol Brunel Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bristol Brunel Academy was judged Good and Hanham Woods Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.6 for Bristol Brunel Academy and 44.1 for Hanham Woods Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bristol Brunel Academy (48.2 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hanham Woods Academy (47.2 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bristol Brunel Academy versus Hanham Woods Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolBristol Brunel AcademyBristolHanham Woods AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking9th of 23 in Bristol 12th of 16 in South Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,299 844
Capacity1,160 900
LocationBristol, BS15 1NU Bristol, BS15 3LA
GCSE results
Attainment 843.6 44.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.6% Stronger figure38.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.4% 62.8% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc31.9% 35.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.77 3.86 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort251 148
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,299 844
Free school meals (ever 6)36.3% 16.9%
English as an additional language27.6% 5.7%
SEN support17.6% 12.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.5% 5.7%
Attendance
Overall absence11.6% 9.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence34.0% 26.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bristol Brunel Academy

Hanham Woods Academy

Full profiles: Bristol Brunel Academy · Hanham Woods Academy