Bristol Free School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Concorde Drive, Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Website: http://www.bristolfreeschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01179597200
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Susan King
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136822

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1090
Number of Pupils: 1138
Number of Boys: 569
Number of Girls: 569

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.27 Confidence interval 0.05 to 0.48
Of the 143 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 139 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:51%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.83
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Filton Avenue Nursery School
Blakeney Road , Horfield BS7 0DL
4out of 4 3,131 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy
Doncaster Road , Southmead BS10 5PU
1out of 4 420 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Little Mead Primary Academy
Gosforth Road , BS10 6DS
4out of 4 632 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
Channells Hill , Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3HZ
3out of 4 741 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blaise Primary and Nursery School
Clavell Road , Henbury BS10 7EJ
4out of 4 1,111 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brentry Primary School
Brentry Lane , Brentry BS10 6RG
4out of 4 1,432 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bristol Free School
Concorde Drive , Westbury-on-Trym BS10 6NJ
2out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Blaise High School
Station Road , Henbury BS10 7QH
1out of 4 1,653 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Orchard School Bristol
Filton Road , Horfield BS7 0XZ
3out of 4 2,456 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Greystoke Avenue , Westbury-on-Trym BS10 6AY
3out of 4 476 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Redmaids' High School
Westbury Road , Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3AW
- not rated 1,365 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
North Star 82
Rectory Gardens , Henbury BS10 7AH
- not rated 1,474 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Grace Garden School
Cherry Orchards , Canford Lane BS9 3PE
- not rated 1,643 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Badminton School
Westbury Road , Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3BA
- not rated 1,981 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.