About our School Organisation Strategy for 2025 to 2028.
We have a legal duty to make sure we're providing enough mainstream and specialist school places. We must also make sure there are the right number of places in specific parts of the city.
What we're doing
We recently consulted to help make sure there are enough school places for children and young people. This includes nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and special schools.
The main objectives of the strategy are:
- to review how many children are in school and to cut the number of empty places in primary schools by half
- to make sure there are enough early years places now that the government is giving more money to help with this
- to help us meet changing primary school, secondary school, and post 16 demand through capital projects and partnerships with our schools
- to meet the growing demand for Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND) support
- to recognise the impact of socio-economic inequality, population mobility, and sanctuary-seeking children in planning decisions
Tell us what you think
The consultation ends 22 September 2025. The final strategy will be published on this site later in 2025.
Review School Organisation Strategy Consultation on Ask Bristol site.