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Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

Bristol Brunel Academy

  • 11–16Ages
  • 1,267Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 135300URN

Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

518 applications for 226 places · 11th of 24 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
44.1of 90
14th of 22 in Bristol, City of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

  1. 7 June 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 11 June 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Year 7
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

518 applications · 226 places offered · 248 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  3. 2024 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  6. 2021 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  7. 2020 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
  10. 2017 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  11. 2016 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
  12. 2015 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  13. 2014 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262265182.32481.10
Sep 20252255682.52731.21
Sep 20242236232.82941.32
Sep 20232256002.73231.44
Sep 20222846262.23401.20
Sep 20212865732.02730.95
Sep 20202575762.22550.99
Sep 20192595692.22741.06
Sep 20182305732.52751.20
Sep 20172274802.12381.05
Sep 20162103631.71770.84
Sep 20152083391.61360.65
Sep 20142123631.71490.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

283 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.114th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%13th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.24
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)28344.141%61%–
2024/2525143.641%61%–
2023/2425345.137%63%+0.24
2022/2322646.942%62%+0.26

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
135300 · 801/6907
Trust
Cabot Learning Federation
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,160 pupils · 1,267 on roll
Free school meals
35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2007
Replaced
Speedwell Technology College (URN 109288)
Address
Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU
Local authority
Bristol, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources