Schools and Education in Bristol

There are 200 schools in Bristol (excluding independent schools), including 141 primary schools, 29 secondary schools, and 6 serving sixth-form education. Bristol has 4 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There is 1 school in Bristol under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Bristol Education Profile

The median school in Bristol has 23% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the highest figure in Bristol. This represents about 18,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 4 of Bristol's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Bristol is 18.85 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the lowest ratio in Bristol, and the 497th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South West region of the UK.

The 4 schools in Bristol operating with pupil referral units offer 466 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

141

17% Outstanding • 64% Good

Secondaries

29

6.9% Outstanding • 76% Good

Sixth Forms

6

0% Outstanding • 67% Good

Primary Schools in Bristol

Most of Bristol's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 90 schools or 64% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very low - about 18% and 17% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 23% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bristol's primary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Air Balloon Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 840
Good
Very low
Good
Ashley Down Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Ashton Gate Primary School 4–11 yrs 840
Outstanding
Good
High
Ashton Vale Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Avanti Gardens School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2–11 yrs
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy 3–11 yrs 315
Good
Very high
Very low
Bannerman Road Community Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very low
Barley Close Community Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Barrs Court Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
High
Barton Hill Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Beacon Rise Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Begbrook Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Very high
Bishop Road Primary School 3–11 yrs 840
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Blackhorse Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Blaise Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 445
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Brentry Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Bridge Farm Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Bridge Learning Campus 3–16 yrs 1,395
Good
Very low
Very low
Bromley Heath Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
High
Bromley Heath Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Broomhill Infant & Nursery School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
High
Broomhill Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Low
Brunel Field Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Cabot Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Cadbury Heath Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Cathedral Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Church of England
Cheddar Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Very high
Cherry Garden Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Chester Park Infant School 5–7 yrs 240
Good
Low
Chester Park Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Low
Christ Church Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend 5–7 yrs 225
Good
Very high
Church of England
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend 7–11 yrs 300
Good
High
High
Church of England
Compass Point Primary School 3–11 yrs 284
Good
Very high
Low
Cotham Gardens Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Courtney Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Easton Church of England Academy 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
Elmlea Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Outstanding
Very high
Elmlea Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Emersons Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Evergreen Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Very low
Fair Furlong Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Fairlawn Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Filton Avenue Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Low
Fishponds Church of England Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Fonthill Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 252
Good
Good
High
Four Acres Academy 2–11 yrs 483
Good
Very low
Good
Frenchay Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
Frome Vale Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Good
Low
Glenfrome Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
High
Hanham Abbots Junior School 7–11 yrs 384
Good
Very low
Good
Hannah More Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Good
High
Low
Hareclive E-ACT Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Low
Headley Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Very low
High
Henbury Court Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 300
Good
Very low
Very low
Henleaze Infant School 4–7 yrs 210
Good
High
Henleaze Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
Good
High
Hillcrest Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Holy Cross RC Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Roman Catholic
Holymead Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
High
Horfield Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
Hotwells Primary School 3–11 yrs 235
Good
Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy 4–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Low
King's Oak Academy 4–19 yrs 1,200
Good
Low
Kings' Forest Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Knowle Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Low
Lansdown Park Academy 6–16 yrs 100
Little Mead Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Longwell Green Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Luckwell Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Low
Very low
Mangotsfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
High
Church of England
May Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 670
Low
Merchants' Academy 3–18 yrs 1,410
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Minerva Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Low
Nova Primary School 4–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Very low
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze 3–11 yrs 230
Good
Low
Low
Oasis Academy Connaught 3–11 yrs 380
Good
High
Low
Oasis Academy Long Cross 2–11 yrs 315
Good
High
Very low
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road 4–11 yrs 390
Outstanding
Low
Oasis Academy New Oak 4–11 yrs 234
Good
Good
Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
High
Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Parkwall Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Parson Street Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Perry Court E-ACT Academy 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Good
Redfield Edge Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Samuel White's Infant School 4–7 yrs 270
Good
Good
School of Christ The King Catholic Primary 3–11 yrs 250
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
Sea Mills Primary School 2–11 yrs
Good
Low
Good
Sefton Park Infant School 3–7 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Sefton Park Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Shirehampton Primary School 2–11 yrs 496
Good
Very high
Good
Southville Primary School 3–11 yrs 660
Good
High
Good
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St Anne's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Church of England
St Anne's Infant School 3–7 yrs 210
Good
Low
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
Good
Roman Catholic
St Barnabas Church of England VC Primary School 4–11 yrs 182
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
Church of England
St Barnabas CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 2–11 yrs 250
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Roman Catholic
St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton 5–11 yrs 525
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Church of England
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Special Measures
Very low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210 Roman Catholic
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) 3–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
Very high
High
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
High
High
Church of England
St Stephen's Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Ursula's E-ACT Academy 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
Good
St Werburgh's Primary School 4–11 yrs 392
Stanbridge Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Staple Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Very low
Low
Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
Stoke Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Low
Summerhill Academy 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Low
Summerhill Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
Low
The Dolphin School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very low
The Kingfisher School 3–11 yrs 240
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
The Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 654
Good
Very low
Low
The Tynings School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Two Mile Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
High
Good
Upper Horfield Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Victoria Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
Wansdyke Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Waycroft Academy 2–11 yrs 480
Requires improvement
Low
High
West Town Lane Academy 3–11 yrs 660
Good
Good
High
Westbury Park School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Church of England
Whitchurch Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Whitehall Primary School 5–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Wicklea Academy 7–11 yrs 360
Requires improvement
High
Low
Willow Park CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 210 Church of England/United Reformed Church
Woodlands Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low

Bristol Secondary Schools

Most of Bristol's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 22 schools or 76% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and low - about 24% and 21% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 10% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bristol's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Ashton Park School 11–18 yrs 1,155
Good
Very low
Low
Bedminster Down School 11–16 yrs 1,080
Good
Low
Low
Blaise High School 11–19 yrs 990
Very low
Bridge Learning Campus 3–16 yrs 1,395
Good
Good
Very low
Bristol Brunel Academy 11–19 yrs 1,160
Good
High
Low
Bristol Cathedral Choir School 11–18 yrs 1,050
Good
High
Low
Church of England
Bristol Free School 11–19 yrs 1,090
Good
High
Low
Bristol Metropolitan Academy 11–19 yrs 945
Good
Very high
Low
Cotham School 11–18 yrs 1,480
Good
Good
Good
Digitech Studio School 14–19 yrs 360
Good
Very low
Very high
Downend School 11–18 yrs 1,425
Good
Low
Low
Fairfield High School 11–16 yrs 1,080
Good
High
Good
Hanham Woods Academy 11–18 yrs 900
Good
Low
Low
John Cabot Academy 11–19 yrs 1,400
Good
Good
Good
King's Oak Academy 4–19 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Low
Lansdown Park Academy 6–16 yrs 100
Merchants' Academy 3–18 yrs 1,410
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Montpelier High School 11–18 yrs 925
Serious Weaknesses
Very high
Very low
Oasis Academy Brightstowe 11–19 yrs 945
Good
Low
Very low
Oasis Academy Brislington 11–18 yrs 1,303
Good
Good
Low
Oasis Academy John Williams 11–18 yrs 1,010
Good
Good
Low
Orchard School Bristol 11–16 yrs 1,080
Good
Good
Very low
Redland Green School 11–18 yrs 1,485
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy 11–18 yrs 1,409
Good
Low
Good
St Bede's Catholic College 11–18 yrs 1,208
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School 11–16 yrs 750
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 11–18 yrs 1,799
Outstanding
High
Low
Church of England
The City Academy Bristol 11–18 yrs 975
Good
Good
Good
Trinity Academy 11–18 yrs 1,220
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Bristol

Most of Bristol's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and good - about 33% and 17% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 50% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bristol's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bridge Learning Campus 3–16 yrs 1,395
Good
Good
Very low
City of Bristol College 16–99 yrs
Good
King's Oak Academy 4–19 yrs 1,200
Good
Very low
Low
Lansdown Park Academy 6–16 yrs 100
Merchants' Academy 3–18 yrs 1,410
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
St Brendan's Sixth Form College 16–19 yrs 1,658
Good
Roman Catholic

Bristol Pupil Referral Units

Most of Bristol's pupil referral units have been rated Special Measures by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 25% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Bristol's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Bristol Hospital Education Service 5–19 yrs
Outstanding
Very low
Lansdown Park Academy 5–16 yrs 100
Special Measures
Very low
Pathways Learning Centre 5–16 yrs
Good
Very low
St Matthias Academy 5–16 yrs 73
Requires improvement
Very low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023