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Briarwood School

URN: 109410

Address: Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 8 October 2024:

Quality of education:

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Outstanding

Sixth form provision:

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 15 November 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 11 July 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 14 January 2021
    PDF – Published

  4. Short inspection Short inspection, PDF - 04 July 2017
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 31 March 2014
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 April 2011
    PDF – Published

  7. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 03 September 2008
    PDF – Published

  8. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 09 December 2004
    PDF – Published
  9. Opened

Next inspection

From September 2024, graded inspections will not include an overall effectiveness grade. Schools inspected from then will not have the same way of working out when to expect their next inspection. We will set out the expected dates for when we will next inspect them from September 2025. These schools should not expect to receive an ungraded or graded inspection before then. Some could receive an urgent or monitoring inspection, which can be deemed a graded inspection. 

About Briarwood School

  • Type: Special School
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Bristol

Pupils

  • Age Range: 3 - 19
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 167
  • School capacity: 168

Location

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  • Address: Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA
  • Region: South West

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