Bristol Free School
Concorde Drive, Bristol, BS10 6NJ
1,304 pupils · 120% of 1,090 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 66.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 83.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.38 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 218 | 300 | 638 | 218 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 205 | 311 | 625 | 205 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 221 | 290 | 573 | 221 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 219 | 253 | 596 | 219 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 212 | 283 | 600 | 212 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 223 | 257 | 567 | 223 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 222 | 252 | 565 | 222 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 220 | 200 | 516 | 220 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blaise High School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Orchard School Bristol 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Bede's Catholic College 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Redland Green School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Trinity Academy 3.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fairfield High School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.