Bristol Free School
Secondary schoolBristol Free School is a secondary school in Bristol, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,304 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 31 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bristol Free School was 59.3, against 45.4 in Bristol and 46.2 in England.
69.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Bristol | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 59.3 | 45.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69.5% | 44% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83.5% | 62.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 200 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- E-ACT Badock's Wood AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Elmfield School for Deaf ChildrenSpecial. School remains Good, May 2023440 m
- Little Mead Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Westbury-On-Trym Church of England AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Blaise Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Redmaids' High SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bristol
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).