
Briarwood School is a community special school located in Bristol, BS16 4EA. It caters to a mixed-gender population of students aged 3 to 19, with a total enrollment of 167 pupils, just shy of its capacity of 168. The school serves a diverse community, focusing on children and young people with severe and profound learning difficulties, complex needs, autism, and sensory impairments. Briarwood operates across three sites, comprising five distinct educational establishments: Briarwood Infants, Juniors, Secondary, Sixth Form, and The Nexus, which specializes in supporting pupils with challenging behaviours. The school is committed to ensuring that all pupils enjoy their time at school, engage with their learning, and achieve their full potential, reflecting its core values of enjoyment, engagement, and learning.
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2 published inspections on file since November 2019.
Inspected — no overall grade issued (Ofsted reform, Sep 2024)· S5 Inspection
Monitoring visit — previous rating confirmed· Section 8 (did not convert)