Belgrave School
The Willows, 159 Four Acres, Bristol, BS13 8RA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gwen Bennion
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 109382
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179743133
About this school
Belgrave School is an independent special school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 6 to 16 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Belgrave School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Belgrave School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1993, 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 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.3 | 22.6 | 34.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 12.5% | 10% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
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 Belgrave 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 | 29.3 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.6 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51 |
| 2023/24 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
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
- 45
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-Act Venturers' Academy0.4 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
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Manor Wood School0.5 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
New Fosseway School1.7 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Knowle DGE Academy1.8 miles
Academies · Bristol
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LPW Independent School3.0 miles
Independent schools · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Avonside School Special schools
- Briarwood School Special schools
- Bristol Hospital Education Service Local authority maintained schools
- Castlefell School Special schools
- Claremont School Special schools
- Culverhill School Academies
- E-Act Venturers' Academy Free Schools
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children Special schools
- Elmtree Grove School Ltd Special schools
- Kingsweston School Special schools
- Knowle DGE Academy Academies
- Lansdown Park Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Belgrave School teach?
- Belgrave School teaches children aged 6 to 16. It is a special school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Belgrave School?
- The headteacher of Belgrave School is Mrs Gwen Bennion, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belgrave School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Belgrave 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 big is Belgrave School?
- Belgrave School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 16.
- Is Belgrave School full?
- Belgrave School has capacity for 60 pupils and 45 on roll (75%), 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 Belgrave School a faith school?
- No. Belgrave School has no designated religious character.
- How have Belgrave School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.3 in 2022/23 and 34.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Belgrave School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belgrave 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.