St Brendan's Sixth Form College, Bristol

Post-16
Further education
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 1619

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Marian Curran
LA:Bristol, City of
Phone:01179777766
Address:Broomhill Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5RQ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 21 March 2023View full report
URN:130563
UKPRN:10006130
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bristol East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)

A-Level Results

C

Average grade

30.8

Points per entry

C+

Best 3 A-Levels

8%

Achieving AAB+

Below average

Value added

808

A-Level students

82%

Retention rate

2024/25 academic year

A-Level Subjects Offered

Psychology454
Psychology450
Sociology252
Mathematics248
Mathematics246
Business Studies242
Sociology236
History214
Business Studies:Single210
History196
Geography178
Biology164
Geography164
Biology150
Fine Art130
Law128
Physics128
Law124
Media/Film/Tv Studies118
English Language112

+ 57 more subjects

2023/24 academic year - entries by number of students

After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations

After A-Levels (Year 13) - 998 students

Continued education44%
Higher education38%
Further education5%
Apprenticeships10%
Employment33%
Not in education/employment9%

202223 data

University & Higher Education Destinations

12%

Top-third university

56%

Degree course

61%

Any L4+ destination

3%

Apprenticeships

Based on 888 students completing 16-18 study

2021/22 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Brendan's College (NE-bound)
180m · 3 min walk
St Brendans Grounds (SE-bound)
180m · 3 min walk
Brislington House (NW-bound)
240m · 4 min walk
Emery Road (W-bound)
252m · 4 min walk
Brislington P&R (E-bound)
317m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

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(8)

21 March 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
17 January 2017
16 October 2012

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