Bristol Brunel Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 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
- 1336 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 49%
Mixed 14.9%
African 7.5%
Other White 7.4%
Pakistani 6.7%
Other Black 2.5%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 68 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 61 |
Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
Biology | GCSE | 62 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Bristol Brunel Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 223
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 211
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 235 128 107 |
Year 8 | 290 157 133 |
Year 9 | 290 166 124 |
Year 10 | 261 132 129 |
Year 11 | 260 134 126 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 30.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 42.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 11.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 4.2% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |