Ashton Park School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Academy sponsor led
Bristol Brunel Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,267of 1,160 places
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 251
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 7 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Speedwell Technology College (URN 109288).
What the data says
Of the 226 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bristol Brunel Academy in 2023, 32% stayed on in Bristol Brunel Academy’s own sixth form (Bristol, City of average 40%), 28% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.6 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Bristol, City of, with 41% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bristol, City of and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Bristol Brunel Academy | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 226 | 4,008 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 32% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 23% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 28% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Bristol Brunel Academy | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 32% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 37% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.2 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.5 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 30% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 250 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 249 | 99% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 65% |
| English Literature | 239 | 95% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 189 | 75% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 48% |
| Geography | 146 | 58% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 53% |
| History | 137 | 55% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 58% |
| Business Studies | 108 | 43% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 53% |
| Computer Science | 66 | 26% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 58% |
| Statistics | 59 | 24% | 5% | 44% | 20% | 92% |
| Physics | 54 | 22% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 54 | 22% | 23% | 43% | 47% | 93% |
| Biology | 54 | 22% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 96% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 47 | 19% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 62% |
| French | 41 | 16% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 56% |
| Spanish | 39 | 16% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 14% | 9% | 46% | 28% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 30 | 12% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 70% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 10% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 85% |
| Drama | 19 | 8% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 68% |
| Physical Education | 15 | 6% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 73% |
| Polish | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 55 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 17 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 16 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bristol, City of
Bedminster Down School
Academy converter · 1,022 pupils
66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Blaise High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 914 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Bridge Learning Campus
Academy sponsor led · 1,202 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.6
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,192 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
Bristol Free School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,304 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.