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Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Snowdon Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2HD · bristolmet.net · 0117 377 2071
On the mapSearch near BS16 2HD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.05 mi
- 1.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · 3: area of first priority, closest · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,103
- 158 over 945 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “3: area of first priority, closest” went to a home 1.05 mi (1.69 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 231 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 205 | 231 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 209 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 279 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 211 | 226 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 271 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – 3: area of first priority, closest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.05 mi1.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 39.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.20 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.7 | −12 |
| Sixth form college | 28.4 | +9.2 |
| Further education | 35.8 | +2.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 5 | — | +0.03 |
| All academic | 5 | — | +0.03 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bristol Metropolitan Academy on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 104
- 10% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (21%) with SEND