Bristol Hospital Education Service
Falkland Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5JL
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Philippa Scholar
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 133689
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Telephone
- 01173772377
About this school
Bristol Hospital Education Service is a special school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 45 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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.
Trends over time
How Bristol Hospital Education Service has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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North Bristol Post 16 Centre0.8 miles
Colleges · Bristol
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Bristol Grammar School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Bristol
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Snowdon Village1.3 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
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Collegiate School1.4 miles
Independent schools
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Claremont School1.4 miles
Special schools · Bristol
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Common questions
- What year groups does Bristol Hospital Education Service teach?
- Bristol Hospital Education Service teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Bristol Hospital Education Service?
- The headteacher of Bristol Hospital Education Service is Philippa Scholar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bristol Hospital Education Service last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bristol Hospital Education Service, 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 Bristol Hospital Education Service?
- Bristol Hospital Education Service has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Bristol Hospital Education Service a faith school?
- No. Bristol Hospital Education Service has no designated religious character.
- Does Bristol Hospital Education Service publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bristol Hospital Education Service. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.