Brimsham Green School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · South Gloucestershire
Broad Lane, Bristol, BS37 7LB
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
27.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,095
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,235 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
190 of 190 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
351
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 190 | 190 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 351 | 193 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kim Garland
- Address
- Broad Lane, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LB
- Phone
- 01454868888
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Yate North · Thornbury and Yate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109319
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,095 pupils · 1,235 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 967 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.76 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.42 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 58 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 152 | 11% | 49% | 66% | |
| Mathematics | 151 | 13% | 51% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 18% | 60% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 107 | 5% | 38% | 58% | |
| History | 81 | 12% | 43% | 63% | |
| Business | 64 | 13% | 47% | 69% | |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 16% | 57% | 65% | |
| Design & Technology | 45 | 7% | 58% | 80% | |
| Biology | 41 | 24% | 68% | 93% | |
| Physics | 41 | 29% | 71% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 34% | 71% | 90% | |
| Geography | 37 | 19% | 51% | 70% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 44% | |
| Biology | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 7% | 36% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 8% | 38% | 46% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 30% | 40% | |
| Film Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 33% | 56% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | |
| Fine Art | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10587: Brimsham Green School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 33% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through South Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.