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Pathways Learning Centre

Special / other · Bristol · BS16 2RQ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 September 2022

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At a glance

78 pupils · 46% of 170 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
51.9% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
www.pathwayslearningcentre.org.uk
URN
151471

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 September 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 78 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (South Gloucestershire 81%, England 73%) · Not recorded 9% (South Gloucestershire 9%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 0%)

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
5.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,206; 10.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.1%62.3%
Social housing10.8%17.1%
Privately rented14.9%20.5%
Detached houses9%22.9%
Flats31.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014900 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£340,000587 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£270,000–£416,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (61)£450,000
Semi-detached (180)£397,500
Terraced (221)£345,000
Flat (125)£170,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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