Bristol Brunel Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bristol, BS15 1NU
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2HD
Local ranking6th of 24 secondary schools in Bristol
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
945
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 211
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1096
- Boys
- 595 (54%)
- Girls
- 508 (46%)
- Capacity
- 945 (117% full)
- SEND
- 25.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.0%
- EAL
- 20.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 21.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,129/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 46.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 11.1%
- White Other: 6.7%
- Mixed Other: 6.0%
- Black African: 5.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.9%
- Asian Indian: 4.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 3.0%
46.1%
White British
11.1%
Asian Pakistani
6.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135959
- UKPRN
- 10028137
- Establishment No.
- 6913
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
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