Bristol Free School

State-Funded School

bristol-free-school-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North WestConstituency

BS10 6NJPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Bristol Free School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bristol, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,304 pupils. Bristol Free School is part of Russell Education Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 31 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 66.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.18

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,304

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 19
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,304
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Russell Education Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.