Badminton School
Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Miles
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 625
- Pupils on roll
- 525
- URN
- 109337
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179055200
About this school
Badminton School is a girls' independent school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 525 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Badminton School under its current framework. 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
Badminton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1919, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 74 | 76 | 61 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 | 40.2 | 22.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
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 Badminton 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 | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.3 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.2 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 22.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 546 |
| 2023/24 | 541 |
| 2024/25 | 516 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 116
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redmaids' High School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Bristol
-
Claremont School0.6 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Elmfield School for Deaf Children0.9 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Grace Garden School1.0 miles
Special schools
-
North Star 265°1.3 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Bristol Grammar School Independent schools
- Cleve House School Independent schools
- Clifton College Independent schools
- LPW Independent School Independent schools
- Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Independent schools
- Redmaids' High School Independent schools
- The Downs Preparatory School Independent schools
- Tockington Manor School Independent schools
- Filton Avenue Nursery School Nursery
- Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre Nursery
- Ilminster Avenue Nursery School Nursery
- Knowle West Early Years Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Badminton School teach?
- Badminton School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Badminton School?
- The headteacher of Badminton School is Mrs Jessica Miles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Badminton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Badminton School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Badminton School?
- Badminton School has 525 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Badminton School full?
- Badminton School has capacity for 625 pupils and 525 on roll (84%), 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 Badminton School a faith school?
- No. Badminton School has no designated religious character.
- How have Badminton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.3 in 2022/23 and 22.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Badminton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Badminton 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 24 July 2026.