Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

Oasis Academy Brightstowe

11–19Ages
741Pupils
SecondaryPhase
135671URN

Penpole Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 0EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

151 applications for 107 places · 22nd of 24 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.7of 90

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

20th of 22 in Bristol, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

151 applications · 107 places offered · 85 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2024 0.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
2023 1.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2022 1.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2021 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2020 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
2017 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2016 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
2015 1.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2014 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.0

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 0 of 13 years.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	107	151	1.4	85	0.79
Sep 2025	126	167	1.3	98	0.78
Sep 2024	198	187	0.9	124	0.63
Sep 2023	191	201	1.1	114	0.60
Sep 2022	183	195	1.1	116	0.63
Sep 2021	184	213	1.2	121	0.66
Sep 2020	172	202	1.2	126	0.73
Sep 2019	205	245	1.2	164	0.80
Sep 2018	191	221	1.2	149	0.78
Sep 2017	157	180	1.2	128	0.82
Sep 2016	177	215	1.2	152	0.86
Sep 2015	171	189	1.1	147	0.86
Sep 2014	144	167	1.2	111	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

142 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.720th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%21st of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Bristol, City of 65% England 66%

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	142	33.7	21%	40%	–
2024/25	127	38.2	27%	50%	–
2023/24	146	33.3	19%	44%	−1.01
2022/23	142	37.4	25%	49%	−0.93

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

Oasis Academy BrightstoweThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 33.7Attainment 8
St Bede's Catholic College
1.9 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.1applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
St Katherine's School
2.0 km · North Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Blaise High School
3.5 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Bristol Free School
4.3 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.9applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Redland Green School
5.2 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

3.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Cotham School
5.8 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
E-ACT Montpelier High School
6.3 km · Bristol, City of

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.4applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Ashton Park School
6.4 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8

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: 135671 · 801/6912
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 945 pupils · 741 on roll
Free school meals: 49.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Replaced: Portway Community School (URN 109275)
Address: Penpole Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 0EB
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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