New Fosseway School

New Fosseway School is performing well overall and has been rated as a good school. Pupils express high levels of happiness and feel safe, thanks to strong relationships with staff who support emotional expression and social skills development. The school has made significant efforts to craft an ambitious and well-structured curriculum that adapts to the diverse learning needs of its students, many of whom have complex needs. Although pupils make overall progress, there are some areas in the curriculum that do not fully meet their needs, leading to concerns about achievement in those subjects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils enhance emotional and social support.
• Ambitious curriculum that is broad and well sequenced.
• Effective communication skill development through creative methods.
• Positive personal development opportunities linked to local businesses.
• High-quality impartial career advice for sixth form students.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the curriculum does not meet the learning needs of all pupils.

In 2024–25 pupils at New Fosseway School attended 88.4% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 39.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at New Fosseway School were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 New Fosseway School had 5.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 New Fosseway School had 142 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 New Fosseway School received £37,232 and spent £41,014 for each of its 142 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £292,000 (£2,059 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is New Fosseway School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Fosseway School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was New Fosseway School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Fosseway School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does New Fosseway School have?

New Fosseway School has 142 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Fosseway School cover?

New Fosseway School for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are New Fosseway School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Fosseway School?

New Fosseway School is at Bridge Learning Campus, Teyfant Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0RG.