Overall Oxbridge
#897
32 ranked schools · +17 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,974
Applications
342
Offers
74
Offer rate21.6%
-0.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bristol
One of England's premier Atlantic trading ports for three centuries and a charter city since 1155, Bristol sits where the Rivers Frome and Avon converge at the edge of South West England, bordered by Gloucestershire to the north, Somerset to the south, and the Bristol Channel to the west. The county counts around 494,000 residents today.
Clifton draws families seeking some of the city's most keenly contested school places, its Georgian terraces and Brunel's suspension bridge commanding the Avon Gorge skyline, while Westbury-on-Trym and Westbury Park form a school-competitive belt north of the Downs where demand for primary places is consistently strong. Temple Meads, the GWR's original Brunel terminus, connects to London Paddington and south-west to Bath and Cardiff via cross-regional services; Metrobus and suburban rail routes extend east through Bishopston and Kingswood into the wider residential spread that rounds out the city's school catchments.
219
Primary
schools
44
Secondary
schools
12
All-through
schools
3
Post-16
colleges
24
Special
schools
11
Other
schools
of which53sixth forms·82faith·12nurseries325 total
Area Performance
Bristol schools rank in the top 52% of England
Across 317 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.21/10, -0.22 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
11% Elite
Distribution across all Bristol schools
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Bristol vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 52%
Across all ranked Bristol schools
Top 55%Primaryavg #8,118 of 14,825
Top 48%Secondaryavg #1,819 of 3,810
Top 44%Sixth formavg #1,102 of 2,525
Primary schools: 208 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,118
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 55% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.22 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,118
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,413
top 55% of 14,825
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
62%
0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
5%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 56 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,819
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 48% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
47%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.06 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,819
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,905
top 48% of 3,810
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
47%
-9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 53 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.36 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,102
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 44% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
52%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
-0.36 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,102
+6 pts vs medianmedian 1,263
top 44% of 2,525
% A*-A at A-Level
28%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
52%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#249
21 ranked schools · +4 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,193
Applications
211
Offers
33
Offer rate15.6%
+0.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#768
30 ranked schools · +5 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,871
Applications
131
Offers
41
Offer rate31.3%
+1.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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Top 3 Sixth Forms
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