UK Schools
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol Brunel Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Bristol, Bristol City Council, teaching 1,267 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in June 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 43.6 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bristol Brunel Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bristol Brunel Academy.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day Monday 1st September 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Inset Day
- First Day of Term (Year 7 Only) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 Term
- First Day of Term (All Students) Thursday 4th September 2025 Term
- Last Day of Term Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Term
- Inset Day Thursday 23rd October 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Friday 24th October 2025 Inset Day
- Start of Term 2 Monday 3rd November 2025 Term
- End of Term 2 Friday 19th December 2025 Term
- Inset Day Monday 5th January 2026 Inset Day
- Start of Term 3 Tuesday 6th January 2026 Term
- End of Term 3 Friday 13th February 2026 Term
- Inset Day Monday 23rd February 2026 Inset Day
- Start of Term 4 Tuesday 24th February 2026 Term
- Inset Day Friday 13th March 2026 Inset Day
- End of Term 4 Thursday 2nd April 2026 Term
- Bank Holiday Friday 3rd April 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 5 Monday 20th April 2026 Term
- Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 Holiday
- End of Term 5 Friday 22nd May 2026 Term
- Start of Term 6 Monday 1st June 2026 Term
- Inset Day Friday 3rd July 2026 Inset Day
- End of Term 6 Tuesday 21st July 2026 Term
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bristol Brunel Academy with Bristol City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 43.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Bristol City Council England
Attendance 34% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bristol Brunel Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bristol Brunel Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.