Oasis Academy Brislington

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Bristol, City of·BS4 5EY
Composite score
55.4
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#1,845
National rank
#179
In South West
#15
In Bristol, City of
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
22%
EBacc average points score
4.15

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
204 first choices, 224 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
343
any preference, for 224 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9220221.2720231.0620240.9320250.912026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Oasis Academy Brislington first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,366
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
11.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
26.8%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,901
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
89%
202 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
81%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Oasis Academy Brislington is a secondary school serving Bristol, City of, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,366 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.4 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Oasis Academy Brislington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 204 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 89% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.0%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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