Bristol Brunel Academy

State-Funded School

bristol-brunel-academy-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North EastConstituency

BS15 1NUPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bristol Brunel Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,267 pupils. Bristol Brunel Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.77

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

12%

Black

13%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,267

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,267
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2013	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.