Bristol, City of schools and admissions data

Bristol City Council has 132 primary schools and 50 secondary schools. 8% of Bristol, City of's schools are private schools. 39 state schools in Bristol, City of follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 105 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Bristol, City of

  1. Outstanding 25
  2. Good 92
  3. Requires Improvement 12
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Bristol, City of in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Monks Park, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Cathedral Primary School

    Free schools • Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Whitehall Primary School

    Community school • Whitehall, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Wansdyke Primary School

    Academy converter • Whitchurch, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Victoria Park Primary School

    Academy converter • Bedminster, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Elmlea Infant School

    Academy converter • Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)

    Voluntary controlled school • Bishopsworth, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Brentry Primary School

    Community school • Brentry, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Horfield Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol

    Voluntary aided school • Lawrence Weston, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Hillcrest Primary School

    Community school • Totterdown, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Redfield, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Sea Mills Primary School

    Community school • Sea Mills, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Westbury Park School

    Academy converter • Westbury Park, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton

    Voluntary controlled school • Clifton, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Sefton Park Infant School

    Community school • Ashley Down, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Cheddar Grove Primary School

    Academy converter • Bedminster Down, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Ashton Vale Primary School

    Academy converter • Ashton Vale, Bristol

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Holymead Primary School

    Community school • Brislington, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Fishponds, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Bristol Cathedral Choir School

    Academy sponsor led • Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Montpelier High School

    Academy sponsor led • Bristol

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  3. 3

    Redland Green School

    Academy converter • Redland, Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

    Voluntary aided school • Bristol

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Oasis Academy John Williams

    Academy sponsor led • Hengrove, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St Bede's Catholic College

    Academy converter • Lawrence Weston, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Bristol Free School

    Free schools • Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Bristol Metropolitan Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Fishponds, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Bedminster Down School

    Academy converter • Bedminster Down, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Bristol Brunel Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Speedwell, Bristol

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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