Vinney Green Secure Unit, Bristol
Vinney Green Secure Unit is an all-through school for pupils aged 10 to 17 in Bristol.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Vinney Green Secure Unit in detail
Getting a place at Vinney Green Secure Unit
Across South Gloucestershire, 89% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in South Gloucestershire lodged 63 appeals against secondary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (12.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Vinney Green Secure Unit are Brimsham Green School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); Yate Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 55.1); Chipping Sodbury School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); and Winterbourne Academy (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.6).
Brimsham Green SchoolYate AcademyChipping Sodbury SchoolWinterbourne Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Yate Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stover Road (w-bound), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 62 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in South Gloucestershire (116).
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Vinney Green Secure Unit are Tyndale Primary School (0.8 miles), North Road Community Primary School (0.8 miles), Woodlands Primary School (1 mile) and St Paul's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Tyndale Primary SchoolNorth Road Community Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary SchoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Vinney Green Secure Unit
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol
Across South Gloucestershire council
Places available
3,139
Applications
3,164
Got 1st preference
89.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All secondary applications across South Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Vinney Green Secure Unit
Showing 10 of 13 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Vinney Green Secure Unit
What is the catchment area for Vinney Green Secure Unit?
No fixed boundary. When Vinney Green Secure Unit is oversubscribed, South Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Vinney Green Secure Unit?
Apply through South Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Vinney Green Secure Unit on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Vinney Green Secure Unit?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 12 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Vinney Green Secure Unit?
Vinney Green Secure Unit is at Care of: South Gloucestershire Council, Badminton Road, Bristol, BS37 5AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)