[1] It was temporarily saved by the Bristol City Council, which bought the school site,[2] and Community Learning, a subsidiary of the Oasis Trust.

During the Second World War, the cellars served as air raid shelters to the population of Henleaze and in 1942 the school was bombed and evacuated.

Also in 1972, the Board of Governors took responsibility for the strategic management and policies operated by the school, including its financial affairs and facilities.

[11] Facing falling pupil numbers, in early 2010 St. Ursula's expressed interest in moving to the state sector as an Academy.

[12] This did not come to fruition,[1] and as the Trustees were unable to find a purchaser who could take the school on as a going concern, Grant Thornton were appointed as administrators.

[18] They applied to the DfE to alter the business case for their proposal to extend it from Secondary to all-through provision,[21] but were not successful in doing so.

BFS was eventually approved to open as a Secondary school, and was allocated an alternative temporary site in Brentry.

[25] PAG submitted another secondary free school bid in 2013 to cater for senior pupils at the St. Ursula's site.

The Saint Ursula's Serviam badge is a field of seven stars representing The Little Bear Constellation, known as Ursa Minor.

[28] There was a sports hall and large playing fields, a forest area and a small garden behind in an estate covering a total of 9 acres (3.6 ha).