How many schools are in Bristol, City of?

OfferDay lists 174 schools in Bristol, City of, including 102 primary schools and 22 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Bristol, City of?

Every school in Bristol, City of is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Bristol, City of?

OfferDay ranks schools in Bristol, City of where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

How many towns are in the Bristol, City of local authority?

OfferDay groups the Bristol, City of schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Bristol, City of local authority

Bristol, City of has 174 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.

12 nursery schools · 102 primary schools · 22 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 22 special and alternative provision schools · 9 independent schools · 2 other establishments

About schools in Bristol, City of

Most of the 174 schools listed in Bristol, City of are primary schools. Its 22 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 59%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 99 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 46.6; average Attainment 8 score, across the 28 schools with published results

Top schools in Bristol, City of

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Westbury Park School 91%
2 Summerhill Academy 89%
3 Evergreen Primary Academy 89%
4 Bishop Road Primary School 86%
5 Hotwells Primary School 85%
6 Elmlea Junior School 83%
7 Oasis Academy Bank Leaze 81%
8 Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School 81%

Secondary

1 Redland Green School 59.0
2 E-Act Montpelier High School 57.3
3 St Bede's Catholic College 57.1
4 Bristol Free School 56.3
5 Bristol Cathedral Choir School 54.6
6 St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 54.2
7 Trinity Academy 52.1
8 Cotham School 51.8

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Bristol, City of.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Grace Garden School
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16
Clifton High School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 19
Collegiate School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 18

Common questions about schools in Bristol, City of

How many schools are in Bristol, City of?: OfferDay lists 174 schools in Bristol, City of, including 102 primary schools and 22 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Bristol, City of?: Every school in Bristol, City of is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Bristol, City of?: OfferDay ranks schools in Bristol, City of where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the Bristol, City of local authority?: OfferDay groups the Bristol, City of schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.