Oasis Academy BrightstoweSt Bede's Catholic College

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

Summary of the comparison

Oasis Academy Brightstowe and St Bede's Catholic College are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Oasis Academy Brightstowe scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Bede's Catholic College scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bede's Catholic College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oasis Academy Brightstowe was judged the expected standard and St Bede's Catholic College was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.2 for Oasis Academy Brightstowe and 57.1 for St Bede's Catholic College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Oasis Academy Brightstowe (39.3 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bede's Catholic College (61.6 in 2021-22, 57.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oasis Academy Brightstowe versus St Bede's Catholic College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolOasis Academy BrightstoweBristolSt Bede's Catholic CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF36/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 23 in Bristol 3rd of 23 in Bristol Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll739 1,315
Capacity945 1,208
LocationBristol, BS11 0EB Bristol, BS11 0SU
GCSE results
Attainment 838.2 57.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths26.8% 65.4% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.4% 82.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc22.8% Stronger figure19.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.33 4.78 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort127 208
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported130
A-level average pointsNot reported34.7 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported34.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported14.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census739 1,315
Free school meals (ever 6)51.3% 12.8%
English as an additional language14.3% 27.5%
SEN support22.3% 8.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.1% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence14.5% 6.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence39.0% 16.7% 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.

Oasis Academy Brightstowe

St Bede's Catholic College

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