Bristol Free School
About the school
Bristol Free School is an open secondary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 31 March 2026
- Published
- 17 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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 inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56.3
- Bristol, City of
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bristol, City of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 66.30%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.20%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 48.00%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.18
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 39.46
AAB or better
- School
- 29.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1292
Girls
48.14%
Boys
51.86%
SEN support
16.64%
Education, health and care plan
2.71%
English as an additional language
7.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.48%
Overall absence
6.47
Persistent absence
13
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
196
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
102
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
44%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
34%