New Fosseway School
Bridge Learning Campus, Teyfant Road, Bristol, BS13 0RG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Trust in Learning
- Headteacher
- Miss Tyne Grant Rafter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 109393
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030220
About this school
New Fosseway School is a foundation special school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Fosseway School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 5 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 New Fosseway 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 | 0% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.68%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.62%
- Persistent absence
- 39.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Wood School1.2 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Knowle DGE Academy1.3 miles
Academies · Bristol
-
E-Act Venturers' Academy1.3 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
-
Belgrave School1.7 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Lansdown Park Academy1.9 miles
Academies · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Avonside School Special schools
- Belgrave 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
Common questions
- What ages does New Fosseway School teach?
- New Fosseway School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of New Fosseway School?
- The headteacher of New Fosseway School is Miss Tyne Grant Rafter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Fosseway School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Fosseway 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 many pupils are at New Fosseway School?
- New Fosseway School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is New Fosseway School full?
- New Fosseway School has capacity for 150 pupils and 142 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is New Fosseway School a faith school?
- No. New Fosseway School has no designated religious character.
- Is New Fosseway School part of an academy trust?
- New Fosseway School is part of Trust in Learning. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does New Fosseway School have?
- The schools register lists New Fosseway School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have New Fosseway School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is New Fosseway School's absence rate?
- New Fosseway School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Fosseway School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Fosseway 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.