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Kingsweston School

Community special school · Mixed · Bristol, City of

Napier Miles Road, Bristol, BS11 0UT

01179030400

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 04/03/2020

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.8%

31.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

179

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Emma Richards
Address
Napier Miles Road, Kingsweston, Bristol, BS11 0UT
Phone
01179030400
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward / constituency
Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston · Bristol North West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109386

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals53%——
English as additional language21%——
SEN support0%——
77% boys (137)23% girls (42)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

179 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    21 May 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 20

    04 March 2020

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 154 pupils

Attendance

89.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

31.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

46%
20/21
38%
21/22
30%
22/23
34%
23/24
32%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score92
-14 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score87
-18 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score87
-18 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

7.720198202213.720232.620240.92025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 80.946
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.14.1
Pupils in cohort15—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.08
Other pupils
-1.60
Low prior attainers
-1.29

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Chinese10%0%0%
Art and Design10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.