Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Penpole Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 0EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Miss Rachel Hopwood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 945
- Pupils on roll
- 741
- URN
- 135671
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173167330
About this school
Oasis Academy Brightstowe is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 741 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Brightstowe, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 146 | 127 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | 33.3 | 38.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.93 -1.17 to -0.70 | -1.01 -1.25 to -0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 19.2% | 26.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 43.8% | 50.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 17.1% | 22.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
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 Oasis Academy Brightstowe 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 | 37.4 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 749 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Brightstowe compares
Oasis Academy Brightstowe ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.2 | 14.5% | 51.3% | 741 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic College | 57.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,324 | 1.2 miles |
| St Katherine's School | 50 | 9.8% | 24.4% | 976 | 1.2 miles |
| Blaise High School | 45 | 10.2% | 44.3% | 914 | 2.2 miles |
| Bristol Free School | 56.3 | 6.5% | 14.5% | 1,304 | 2.7 miles |
| Redland Green School | 59 | 6.6% | 8.6% | 1,652 | 3.2 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)
- 51.29%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 14.54%
- Persistent absence
- 38.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Bede's Catholic College1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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St Katherine's School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Blaise High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Bristol Free School2.7 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Redland Green School3.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Oasis Academy Brightstowe ranks 40th 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
- Brimsham Green 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
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Brightstowe teach?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Brightstowe?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Brightstowe is Miss Rachel Hopwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Brightstowe been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Brightstowe, 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 Oasis Academy Brightstowe?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe has 741 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Oasis Academy Brightstowe full?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe has capacity for 945 pupils and 741 on roll (78%), 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 Oasis Academy Brightstowe a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Brightstowe has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Brightstowe a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Brightstowe is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy Brightstowe part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Brightstowe's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.4 in 2022/23 and 38.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Brightstowe compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Brightstowe's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Brightstowe's overall absence rate is 14.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Brightstowe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Brightstowe'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 1 July 2026.