Brimsham Green School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–19 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Brimsham Green School is a secondary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 11–19 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Broad Lane, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,095 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Staff are highly ambitious for all pupils at Brimsham Green School.”
- “The school’s recent deliberate focus on creating a sense of ‘belonging’ is having an impact.”
- “Most of the time, the school is calm, and pupils are respectful towards one another.”
To improve
- “This means that misconceptions are addressed quickly, although this is not yet the case in all subjects.”
- “The school is refining the ways in which this is done to ensure that more pupils read for pleasure.”
- “In the sixth form, staff are starting to consider the ways in which wider reading could be more effectively promoted so students develop independence and deepen their subject knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 205 first-preference applications, 197 offers in total, 194 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Yate Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chipping Sodbury School 1.8 mi Good
- Winterbourne Academy 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyde Green Community School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Downend School 5.1 mi Standards maintained
- Mangotsfield School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Marlwood School 5.6 mi Good
- The Castle School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade