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Highwood Hospital School

URN
128247
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
Highwood Hospital School
URN
128247
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9-19
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommendations are not currently available.

Admissions strategy

Application strategy guidance is not currently available for this school.

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Bristol, City of
Admissions portal
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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

BS16 1BG - Purdown Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol

Contact details

Address
Purdown Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol
Postcode
BS16 1BG
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bristol, City of
Local authority code
801

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 426 schools in Bristol, City of.

Authority statistics

Total schools

426

Open schools

173

Closed schools

250

Primary schools

257

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Secondary schools

    49

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary257 (62.7%)
    • Secondary49 (12.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other104 (25.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Begbrook Primary Academy438 mPrimaryOpen
    Begbrook Primary School438 mPrimaryClosed
    Frenchay Park Hospital School781 mNot applicableClosed
    Avon Hospital Education Service781 mNot applicableClosed
    South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service781 mNot applicableOpen
    Mount Zion School850 mNot applicableClosed
    Avanti Gardens School952 mPrimaryOpen
    Steiner Academy Bristol952 mAll-throughClosed
    Frenchay Church of England Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    College of St Matthia's Infant School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Begbrook Primary Academy
      Distance
      438 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Begbrook Primary School
      Distance
      438 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Frenchay Park Hospital School
      Distance
      781 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Avon Hospital Education Service
      Distance
      781 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bristol, City of)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Amberley House SchoolNot applicableBS8 2SUClosed
    Andalusia Academy BristolNot applicableBS2 0BAClosed
    Aurora Grace House SchoolNot applicableBS6 7JEClosed
    Avon Hospital Education ServiceNot applicableBS16 1LEClosed
    Avonhurst SchoolNot applicableBS8 3NGClosed
    • Amberley House School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BS8 2SU
      Status
      Closed
    • Andalusia Academy Bristol
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BS2 0BA
      Status
      Closed
    • Aurora Grace House School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BS6 7JE
      Status
      Closed
    • Avon Hospital Education Service
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BS16 1LE
      Status
      Closed
    • Avonhurst School
    South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service
    Distance
    781 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Mount Zion School
    Distance
    850 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Avanti Gardens School
    Distance
    952 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Steiner Academy Bristol
    Distance
    952 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Closed
  • Frenchay Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • College of St Matthia's Infant School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BS8 3NG
    Status
    Closed