Bristol Free School

Comprehensive

National rank

224=

256=

Rank last year

64.1%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

40.8%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Susan King
Attendance 94.2%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 20.3% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,277
Pupils on free school meals 14.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 227=

Grade

%

A*

15

A

22.5

B

26.6

A*/A

37.5

A*-B

64.1

GCSE 2025 rank: 225

Grade

%

9/8

24.7

7

16

9/8/7

40.8

What the school inspection says

“Leaders are ambitious for all pupils. … Pupils enjoy attending school. They feel safe and say that bullying is rare. If bullying does happen, pupils trust staff to deal with it promptly. … Pupils appreciate the range of clubs and development opportunities that many take part in. For example, there are music clubs, sporting activities and a Pride group. Pupils value the information they receive about their next steps in education or into employment or apprenticeships. Sixth-form students move on to appropriate destinations, with a large proportion going on to university.”
Inspection
2022
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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