Belgrave School, Bristol

Special
Other independent special school
Mixed
Ages 616

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Gwen Bennion
Pupils:45 / 60 capacity
LA:Bristol, City of
Phone:01179743133
Address:The Willows, 159 Four Acres, Bristol, BS13 8RA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:16 December 1993

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 11 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 22 September 2015View full report
URN:109382
UKPRN:10030151
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bristol South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Belgrave School excels at building confidence in students who often arrive with low self-esteem, helping them make excellent progress from their individual starting points. Teachers form extremely positive relationships with students and create engaging lessons where everyone is focused on learning. The school provides a broad, balanced curriculum tailored to each student's needs, with strong support for students with learning difficulties like dyslexia.

Key Strengths

  • Students make rapid progress and gain confidence quickly, with strong relationships between teachers and pupils
  • Good quality teaching that helps students enjoy lessons and re-engage with learning
  • Excellent provision for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development that builds self-esteem
  • Students appreciate diversity and are well prepared for life in modern Britain
  • Effective safeguarding and strong support from the proprietor

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching quality is not yet outstanding, with inconsistency in the new dyslexia intervention programme
  • Staff need more opportunities to learn from and share outstanding practice
  • The staff appraisal system lacks clarity and a defined annual timetable

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective, with leaders working well with other professionals to support vulnerable students and detailed policies in place to protect students from radicalisation and extremism.

Extracurricular Activities

Trips and visits, annual camp, Arts Award

Belgrave School is a good independent school where students make rapid progress from low starting points and are well prepared for their next stage of education or employment. The school has improved significantly since its last inspection, with effective leadership focused on raising standards.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Turtlegate Avenue (S-bound)
71m · 1 min walk
Sherrin Way (W-bound)
190m · 3 min walk
Shuter Road (S-bound)
285m · 5 min walk
Queen's Road (W-bound)
379m · 6 min walk
Highridge Green (E-bound)
496m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

75%

Available places

45 pupils

60 capacity

15 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Medium pressure
New homes approved:21,093
Projected new pupils:3,797

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol

Admissions Demand - Bristol, City of

Low demand1.00x oversubscription

Places available

4,552

Applications

4,544

Got 1st preference

82.1%

Got preferred school

95.9%

Secondary admissions across Bristol, City of (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

22 September 2015
19 June 2012
3 February 2009

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