Bristol Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Bristol, Bristol, City of
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.03 miles
Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bristol Free School is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–19 (free schools). Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Bristol Free School 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 | 1.03 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 1.03 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 9 Bristol secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was further than in 2025 and in 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- 300 first-choice applications for 218 offers for Year 7 in 2026; 189 offers went to first-choice families and 111 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 66% of pupils in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bristol.
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
- Concorde Drive, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 6NJ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Pupils on roll
- 1,304 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “This is a highly ambitious and inclusive school.”
- “Many pupils describe the strong sense of community and say that they feel proud to attend the school.”
- “Pupils feel safe, known and valued.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teaching is less effective.”
- “When this is the case, teachers do not use the information they have to adapt the curriculum to meet pupils' needs, including those who are disadvantaged.”
- “In the few areas where teaching is weaker, the quality of pupils' work is more uneven and the depth of their understanding more limited.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (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) | 66% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | 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: 300 first-preference applications, 218 offers in total, 189 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.
- Blaise High School 0.9 mi Good
- Orchard School Bristol 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic College 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Redland Green School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairfield High School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Montpelier High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cotham School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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