Briarwood School

State-Funded School

briarwood-school-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North EastConstituency

BS16 4EAPostcode

Academic Performance

Not published

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Briarwood School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Bristol, South West.

It currently serves 167 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

No key stage 2 or 4 results are published for this school.

Ethnicity

White

37%

Asian

19%

Black

29%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

167

Total Pupils

68%Boys

32%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 167
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
31 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.