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Grace Garden School

Special · ages 7-16MixedIndependent37 pupilsBristol, City of
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places13 spare37 pupils, 50 places
Pupils on roll37Census January 2024

Grace Garden School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 37 pupils and room for 50.

Canford Lane, Bristol, BS9 3PE0117 203 3722rmt.org/grace-gardenPrincipal Francesca Meynell headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

3 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bristol, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll37Census January 2024
Places5074% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%37 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls31 / 6
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025202420232022
Pupils on roll3735302211
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate35 per 1,000 people62% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop200 mSandyleaze, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
North Star 265°Free schools alternative provision0.6 miles1Not inspected–Compare
North Star 82°Academy0.7 miles54Good 2023–Compare
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England AcademyAcademy0.8 miles414Not inspected71Compare
Blaise Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil0.8 miles441No overall grade 202540Compare
Blaise High SchoolAcademy0.9 miles914Good 202341Compare
Elmfield School for Deaf ChildrenCouncil0.9 miles53Good 2023–Compare
Henbury Court Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles294No overall grade 20245Compare
Bristol Free SchoolFree school0.9 miles1,304Report card 202689Compare
All schools in Bristol, City ofBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Grace Garden School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Grace Garden School yet.

How many pupils does Grace Garden School have?

37 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 74% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Canford Lane, Bristol, BS9 3PE
Telephone
0117 203 3722
Website
www.rmt.org/grace-garden
Headteacher
Principal Francesca Meynell
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward
Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze
Constituency
Bristol North West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
13 May 2021 (new provision)
URN
148394 · LAESTAB 8016040
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from