Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "Oasis Academy Brightstowe is a child centred, inclusive academy and I am extremely proud to be the Principal. Positive relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that every interaction, no matter how small, has the potential to positively impact the experience and outcomes for our students. Every child is seen, valued and supported at Brightstowe."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Brightstowe averaged an Attainment 8 score of 33.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.

21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 38.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.01: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 25.2, against 40.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 85 families put Oasis Academy Brightstowe as their first choice and 151 named it as one of their preferences, for 107 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Brightstowe are St Bede's Catholic College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); St Katherine's School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); Blaise High School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7); and Bristol Free School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Oasis Academy Brightstowe.

Oasis Academy Brightstowe is one of 58 schools run by Oasis Community Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 in 2024/25.

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oasis Academy Brightstowe (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 67% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (73%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (56%).

Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 170 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 34 (4.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Shirehampton Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shirehampton Grn (c), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Brightstowe stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 117 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Brightstowe issued 619 suspensions, 83.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Brightstowe are St Bernard's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Shirehampton Primary School (0.4 miles), Oasis Academy Long Cross (0.5 miles) and Nova Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.