Brimsham Green School
Broad Lane, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kim Garland
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,235
- Pupils on roll
- 1,095
- URN
- 109319
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454868888
About this school
Brimsham Green School is a community secondary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,095 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 160 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 | 50.2 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.09 -0.13 to +0.30 | +0.27 +0.04 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 52.5% | 43.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 80.6% | 67.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 9.4% | 16.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brimsham Green School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.2 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 972 |
| 2023/24 | 1,018 |
| 2024/25 | 1,051 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brimsham Green School compares
Brimsham Green School ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 10.2% | 21.2% | 1,095 | — |
| Yate Academy | 54.8 | 9.1% | 22.2% | 804 | 1.2 miles |
| Chipping Sodbury School | 43.7 | 9.3% | 17.3% | 775 | 1.8 miles |
| Winterbourne Academy | 52 | 8.1% | 13% | 1,741 | 4.0 miles |
| Downend School | 51 | 8.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 | 5.1 miles |
| Mangotsfield School | 41.3 | 10.2% | 23.6% | 1,191 | 5.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.2%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.18%
- Persistent absence
- 26.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yate Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Yate
-
Chipping Sodbury School1.8 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Winterbourne Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Downend School5.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Mangotsfield School5.6 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Brimsham Green School ranks 26th of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
- Cotham School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brimsham Green School teach?
- Brimsham Green School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Brimsham Green School?
- The headteacher of Brimsham Green School is Ms Kim Garland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brimsham Green School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brimsham Green School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brimsham Green School?
- Brimsham Green School has 1,095 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Brimsham Green School full?
- Brimsham Green School has capacity for 1,235 pupils and 1,095 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brimsham Green School a faith school?
- No. Brimsham Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brimsham Green School a selective school?
- No. Brimsham Green School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Brimsham Green School have?
- The schools register lists Brimsham Green School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brimsham Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.1 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brimsham Green School rank locally?
- Brimsham Green School ranked 8th of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brimsham Green School's absence rate?
- Brimsham Green School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brimsham Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brimsham Green School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.