Bristol Brunel Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Speedwell Road
 Speedwell
 Bristol BS15 1NU
Telephone: 0117 377 2700

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2007
History: This school arose from Speedwell Technology College
Trust: Cabot Learning Federation
Sponsor: Cabot Learning Federation

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Miss Jenny Cusack (since March 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Jon Jones
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 77.82 / 30.78
Non-teaching Staff*: 64.79
Number of pupils: 1299
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.7
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 35.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 52.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 41.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Bristol
Constituency: Bristol East
Electoral Ward: Hillfields
School Number: 8016907

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th June 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Speedwell Nursery School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Chester Park Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Chester Park Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Two Mile Hill Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Minerva Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  7. Air Balloon Hill Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Summerhill Infant School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Briarwood School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Summerhill Academy (1.2km) show on map
  11. Fishponds CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. St Matthias Academy (1.4km) show on map
  13. John Cabot Academy (1.5km) show on map
  14. St Stephen's Infant School (1.6km) show on map
  15. St Stephen's Church of England Junior School,... (1.6km) show on map
  16. Bristol Metropolitan Academy (1.6km) show on map
  17. Soundwell Academy (1.6km) show on map
  18. Little Hayes Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  19. Avanti Gardens School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. Staple Hill Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Beacon Rise Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. The Limes Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  24. Whitehall Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  25. Elmtree Grove School Ltd (2.0km) show on map
  26. The Park Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  27. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  28. Pathways Learning Centre (2.1km) show on map
  29. May Park Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  30. New Horizons Learning Centre (2.1km) show on map
  31. Christ Church, Church of England Junior Schoo... (2.2km) show on map
  32. Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  33. The Tynings Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  34. E-Act the Kingfisher School (2.3km) show on map
  35. Begbrook Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  36. Collegiate School (2.4km) show on map
  37. Christ Church, Church of England Infant Schoo... (2.4km) show on map
  38. Courtney Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  39. The City Academy Bristol (2.5km) show on map
  40. E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy (2.6km) show on map
  41. Frome Vale Academy (2.6km) show on map
  42. Kings' Forest Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  43. Snowdon Village (2.7km) show on map
  44. Hanham Abbots Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  45. Samuel White's Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  46. Glenfrome Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  47. St Anne's Infant School (2.8km) show on map
  48. Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  49. Hanham Woods Academy (2.8km) show on map
  50. Wicklea Academy (3.0km) show on map
  51. King's Oak Academy (3.1km) show on map
  52. Evergreen Primary Academy (3.1km) show on map
  53. E-Act Barton Hill Academy (3.1km) show on map
  54. St Werburghs Park Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  55. Fairfield High School (3.2km) show on map
  56. South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching ... (3.2km) show on map
  57. St Werburgh's Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  58. Broomhill Infant & Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  59. Broomhill Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  60. Stanbridge Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  61. Barrs Court Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  62. Easton CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  63. Frenchay Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  64. Mangotsfield School (3.3km) show on map
  65. Stoke Park Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  66. Trinity Academy (3.4km) show on map
  67. Barley Close Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  68. Downend School (3.6km) show on map
  69. St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  70. Digitech Studio School (3.6km) show on map
  71. Cadbury Heath Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  72. Wallscourt Farm Academy (3.6km) show on map
  73. St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hi... (3.7km) show on map
  74. Warmley Park School (3.7km) show on map
  75. Bristol Hospital Education Service (3.7km) show on map
  76. E-Act Fairlawn Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  77. Cabot Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  78. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  79. Parkwall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  80. Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre (3.8km) show on map
  81. Prospect Education Trust (3.8km) show on map
  82. Holymead Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  83. Sefton Park Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  84. Sefton Park Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  85. Hannah More Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  86. Avonside School (3.9km) show on map
  87. Bromley Heath Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  88. Bromley Heath Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  89. St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre (4.0km) show on map
  90. Brunel Field Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  91. Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  92. MIAG (Meeting Individual Aspirations & Goals) (4.0km) show on map
  93. Filton Avenue Nursery School (4.1km) show on map
  94. Filton Avenue Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  95. Longwell Green Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  96. St Brendan's Sixth Form College (4.2km) show on map
  97. Ashley Down Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  98. Emersons Green Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  99. E-ACT Montpelier High School (4.4km) show on map
  100. Hillcrest Primary School (4.4km) show on map
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