Bristol Metropolitan Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Bristol, Bristol City Council, teaching 1,103 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in March 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.9 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bristol Metropolitan Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementOutstanding
S5 Inspection · Inspected 23 Mar 2022 · Published 12 Jun 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bristol Metropolitan Academy.

Bristol Metropolitan Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Monday 1 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 2 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Starts Wednesday 3 September 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term Ends Wednesday 22 October 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Thursday 23 October 2025 to Friday 31 October 2025 Holiday
  • Inset Day Thursday 23 October 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 24 October 2025 Inset Day
  • Spring Term Starts Monday 3 November 2025 Term
  • Spring Term Ends Friday 13 February 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Monday 16 February 2026 to Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Monday 5 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Summer Term Starts Tuesday 24 February 2026 Term
  • Summer Term Ends Tuesday 21 July 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Monday 25 May 2026 to Friday 29 May 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Monday 23 February 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 13 March 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 3 July 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday Saturday 20 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Friday 3 April 2026 to Friday 17 April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Wednesday 22 July 2026 to early September 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Thursday 1 January 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Friday 3 April 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Monday 6 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Thursday 25 December 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Friday 26 December 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
46.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 35%
39.5% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
30.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bristol Metropolitan Academy with Bristol City Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Bristol City Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 46.9
Bristol City Council 46.4 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 39.5%
Bristol City Council 45.9% England 45.4% -5.9 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 39.6
Bristol City Council 33.8 England 34.9 +4.7 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 10.8
Bristol City Council 18.7 England 15.5 -4.7 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 32.1%
Bristol City Council 32.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 215
Attendance 30.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Bristol City Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 30.6%
Bristol City Council 21.8% England 17.8% +12.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10.4%
Bristol City Council 7.9% England 6.8% +3.6 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Bristol City Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 92%
Bristol City Council 90% England 92% in line with England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 85%
Bristol City Council 83% England 83% +2 vs England
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 Metropolitan 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 catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bristol Metropolitan 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.