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Briarwood School

Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA

Ofsted: Outstanding

Independent

Phase

168

Capacity

3-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Cohort Size
11

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
100.0%
Continued in education
100.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
0.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
167
Boys
114 (68%)
Girls
53 (32%)
Capacity
168 (99% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
64.2%
EAL
44.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
5.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
29.5
Budget per Pupil
£44,302/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
13.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
42.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 28.5%
  • White British: 27.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 9.7%
  • White Other: 6.1%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 4.8%
  • Mixed Other: 4.2%
  • Asian Other: 4.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.6%

28.5%

Black African

27.9%

White British

9.7%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
109410
UKPRN
10015045
Establishment No.
7042

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