SCHOOL PROFILE

Bristol Free School: data, trends and context

Bristol Free School is a secondary school in Bristol, City of. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136822
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Free schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Region
South West
Trust
RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
BS10 6NJ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,304
FSM eligible
13.7%
EAL / First language other than English
7.2%
SEND (total)
22.4%
SEN Support
19.0%
EHCP
3.4%
White British
76.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Severe absence
2.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Bristol, City ofLocal authority89.3%10.7%4.1%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
6.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.08%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
56.3
English & maths grade 5+
66.3%
English & maths grade 4+
83.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Bristol Free School is a secondary school in Bristol, City of. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.