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Bristol Brunel Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol BS15 1NU · 0117 377 2700
On the mapSearch near BS15 1NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,267
- 107 over 1,160 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
- First language not English
- 28.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 226 | 248 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 225 | 273 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 223 | 294 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 225 | 323 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 284 | 340 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 40.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D (21.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.77 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25.3 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 24.5 | −9.4 |
| Further education | 30.8 | +7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 49 | D (21.3) | +0.34 |
| All academic | 49 | D (21.3) | +0.34 |
| Applied general | 23 | — | +0.64 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bristol Brunel Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
Jan 2026Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (204 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Positive
- 84%
- Replies
- 204
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 37 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 69 parents (34%) with SEND