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Bedminster Down School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Donald Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol BS13 7DQ · bedminsterdown.org.uk · 0117 353 2800
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,022
- 95% of 1,080 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 157 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 100% 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 | 203 | 157 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 211 | 192 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 208 | 184 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 195 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 212 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 38.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.5 | +6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 16.5 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 38.7 | −7.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.3 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 4.6 | −4.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bedminster Down School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 69
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (33%) with SEND