Briarwood School

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

No pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (0%). Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

11 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 31% (Bristol, City of 62%, England 66%) · Black African 25% (Bristol, City of 9%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Asian Bangladeshi 5% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 5% (Bristol, City of 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Bristol, City of 5%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Bristol, City of 0%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.60 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 22.41 suspensions and 0.37 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 19% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

84.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 15.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,961; 31.2% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 72% (81%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (4%) · supplies and services 17% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (3%) · bought-in professional services 12% (4%) · catering 1% (2%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £763,446; in-year balance +£449,180

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs