Briarwood School
Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Briarwood School is a special school in Bristol for ages 3 to 19. It is one of the 168 schools in Bristol. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 14 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
Briarwood School is a place where pupils feel safe, secure and understood. The school is calm and orderly. It is a place where pupils thrive. A skilled, patient staff team warmly welcomes pupils each morning. Pupils settle into consistent, safe routines. Pupils know that what lies ahead is a carefully planned day that takes their unique character as well as their communication and learning needs into account. As a result, pupils love their time at Briarwood and want to be there. They know that the school helps them to learn the things they need so that they can be as ready as they can for their next steps. The curriculum is crystal clear. Ambitious, yet realistic, goals are set out in tiny, detailed steps. Consequently, learning activities help to get the absolute best from everyone. Pupils respond by trying hard in lessons. Staff celebrate achievements, however small, with joy. Briarwood achieves the vision it has set out. Pupils enjoy what they do, engage with their learning, and learn to the best of their ability.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
167 pupils on roll, with places for 168
Schools near Briarwood School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmtree Grove School Ltd | 0.6 miles | Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention | Not published |
| Soundwell Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 3.6 |
| New Horizons Learning Centre | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 2.1 |
| Warmley Park School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Neptune School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicolle Deighton
- Phone
- 01173532651
- Address
- Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA
- Local authority
- Bristol
- URN
- 109410
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.