St Brendan's Sixth Form College, Bristol

St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Broomhill Road
Brislington
Bristol
BS4 5RQ
Head: Marion Curran
T 01179 777766
F 01179 723351
E [email protected]
W www.stbrn.ac.uk
A state school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 19.
Boarding: No
Local authority: Bristol
Pupils: 1,725; sixth formers: 1,725
Religion: Roman Catholic
Open days: October
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Fantastic environment post GCSE for both high fliers and those needing to salvage something from weak GCSEs. Ideal transition from school to uni or work. Masses of recent building work has produced a harmonious, if brightly coloured, modern-looking campus, into which the few surviving but updated original buildings fit comfortably. It remains open until 5.30pm and has extensive computer facilities. Computer ‘break out’ areas (20-30 computers for general use) nestling in handy corners all over the college including…

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Curricula

Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Principal

Since April 2020, Marion Curran, previously deputy head. Started her career in London, working in both schools and colleges. Then, after a brief stint of teaching in Japan, she worked in an outstanding school in Wiltshire where she was head of sixth form and the school’s IB co-ordinator. Thence to Bristol, where she became director of the North Bristol Post 16 Centre, a collaboration between Redland Green and Cotham. Currently chairs the Post 16 City Group.

Entrance

All students are admitted to the college rather than to a specific course or level. Choices are confirmed or made post-GCSE or equivalent results via extensive interview and discussion. Disappointing GCSE results can be rescued with a year consolidating GCSE before starting A level or its equivalent. As the college manages to offer the third year post-16 without any...

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Special Education Needs

We have a learning support unit with one to one work rooms plus a drop in IT Centre for all, manned by Learning Support staff. 09-09 with

Condition	Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers	Y
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders	Y
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
English as an additional language (EAL)
Genetic
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory
Has SEN unit or class	Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Hospital School
Mental health
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Natspec Specialist Colleges
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special facilities for Visually Impaired	Y
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
VI - Visual Impairment

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