Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
North Street, Bristol, BS30 8TS
1,268 pupils · 90% of 1,409 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 236 | 255 | 412 | 236 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 240 | 279 | 443 | 240 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 264 | 242 | 386 | 264 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 233 | 254 | 410 | 233 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 205 | 203 | 303 | 205 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 226 | 342 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 217 | 198 | 335 | 217 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 216 | 156 | 294 | 216 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Digitech Studio School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hanham Woods Academy 3.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- John Cabot Academy 3.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- IKB Academy 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wellsway School 3.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lift Broadlands 3.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.