Bristol Brunel Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 135300
- Address
- Speedwell Road, Speedwell, BS15 1NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1299 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 49%
Mixed 14.2%
African 8%
Other White 7.1%
Pakistani 6.2%
Unclassified 3%
Other 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 108 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 66 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Bristol Brunel Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 66
Offers
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 123 110 |
| Year 8 | 236 128 108 |
| Year 9 | 288 159 129 |
| Year 10 | 285 162 123 |
| Year 11 | 257 130 127 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 30.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 40.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 12.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.9% 3.0% |