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Briarwood School
Briar Way, Fishponds, BS16 4EA
Community special school for ages 3–19 in Fishponds. Mixed intake.
Briarwood School is a community special school in Bristol for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has nursery classes, a sixth form, special classes and broad SEN provision including autism, sensory needs, severe learning difficulty and profound and multiple learning difficulty.
The school says it is based on three sites and five schools across East-Central Bristol: Infants, Juniors, Secondary, Sixth Form and The Nexus. It describes bespoke, holistic education supported by therapists, specialist staff and other services. Ofsted's most recent inspection in November 2024 did not give an overall grade.
Ages 3–19 · All-through
167 pupils · On roll
Community special school · Mixed