Bristol Brunel Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Speedwell Road, Bristol, BS15 1NU
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.5%
34.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,267
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,160 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
197 of 273 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
568
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 273 | 197 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 187 | 22 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 108 | 6 | ● 6% |
| Total | 568 | 225 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 66 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jenny Cusack
- Address
- Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU
- Phone
- 01173772700
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Eastville · Bristol North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135300
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
1,267 pupils · 1,160 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,354 pupils
Attendance
88.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 251 | — |
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.
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 | 250 | 18% | 47% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 249 | 18% | 45% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 239 | 13% | 57% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 3% | 28% | 48% | |
| Geography | 146 | 16% | 35% | 53% | |
| History | 137 | 13% | 37% | 58% | |
| Business | 108 | 11% | 37% | 53% | |
| Computer Science | 66 | 18% | 44% | 58% | |
| Statistics | 59 | 44% | 86% | 92% | |
| Biology | 54 | 39% | 78% | 96% | |
| Physics | 54 | 35% | 76% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 43% | 80% | 93% |
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 Bristol, City of 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.