Bristol Brunel Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.09 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Bristol Brunel Academy is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

Bristol Brunel Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	1.09 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.09 miles away, the 5th longest of 9 Bristol secondary schools with a published last distance.
That 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 248 first-choice applications for 226 offers; 210 offers went to first-choice families, and 38 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 43.6 (England 46).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 1,267 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 7 June 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are very proud of their school.”
“Many feel privileged to attend.”
“They feel a sense of belonging to the school.”

To improve

“However, this is not consistent.”
“This means some pupils have gaps in their knowledge of the curriculum which persist.”
“However, the support they receive is not always adapted well enough to help them to learn subjectspecific knowledge and ideas.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2023 (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)	41%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	43.6	46

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: 248 first-preference applications, 226 offers in total, 210 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.

Bristol Metropolitan Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The City Academy Bristol 1.5 mi Standards maintained
Fairfield High School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Trinity Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
E-ACT Montpelier High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Brislington 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published