# Briarwood School

Briarwood School is a special school in Bristol, for pupils aged 3 to 19.

It had 167 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E109410. [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Pupils: 167
- Council: Bristol
- URN: 109410

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Briarwood School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Bristol, City of and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bristol | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 44% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 15 | – | – |

Briarwood School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e109247): 500 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Minerva Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minerva-primary-academy-e138789): 650 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chester Park Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-park-infant-school-e108921): 670 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Fishponds CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fishponds-cofe-primary-school-e138794): 780 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Little Hayes Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hayes-nursery-school-e108895): 810 m. Nursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Chester Park Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-park-junior-school-e108920): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109410)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/109410)

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