Bedminster Down School
Donald Road, Bristol, BS13 7DQ
1,022 pupils · 95% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 February 2025, published 12 March 2025. 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 | 41.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 2.8% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 157 | 311 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 211 | 192 | 336 | 211 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 208 | 184 | 353 | 206 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 207 | 195 | 415 | 207 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 212 | 224 | 441 | 212 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 214 | 233 | 469 | 214 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 215 | 216 | 435 | 215 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 214 | 267 | 500 | 214 |
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
- Ashton Park School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Oasis Academy Daventry Road 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oasis Academy John Williams 3.8 km · Good (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.