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Secondary schools in Bristol, ranked

The 44 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Redland Green School

    Academy converter

    59.0
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    E-Act Montpelier High School

    Academy sponsor led

    57.3
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    St Bede's Catholic College

    Academy converter

    57.1
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Bristol Free School

    Free schools

    56.3
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Bristol Cathedral Choir School

    Academy sponsor led

    54.6
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

    Voluntary aided school

    54.2
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Backwell School

    Academy converter

    52.7
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Nailsea School

    Academy converter

    52.6
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    The Castle School

    Academy converter

    52.4
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    John Cabot Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    52.1
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Trinity Academy

    Free schools

    52.1
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Winterbourne Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    52.0
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Cotham School

    Academy converter

    51.8
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Downend School

    Academy converter

    51.0
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Bradley Stoke Community School

    Academy converter

    50.6
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Wellsway School

    Academy converter

    50.5
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    St Katherine's School

    Academy converter

    50.0
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Chew Valley School

    Academy converter

    49.8
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Gordano School

    Academy converter

    49.0
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Fairfield High School

    Academy converter

    48.9
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Bristol Metropolitan Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Oasis Academy John Williams

    Academy sponsor led

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Abbeywood Community School

    Academy sponsor led

    46.0
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Ashton Park School

    Academy sponsor led

    45.8
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Blaise High School

    Academy sponsor led

    45.0
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Brimsham Green School

    Community school

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Orchard School Bristol

    Academy sponsor led

    44.7
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.5
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    44.5
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Oasis Academy Brislington

    Academy sponsor led

    44.3
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Hanham Woods Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.1
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    Chipping Sodbury School

    Academy converter

    43.7
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Bristol Brunel Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.6
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Marlwood School

    Academy sponsor led

    43.2
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    King's Oak Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    42.0
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    Bedminster Down School

    Academy converter

    41.7
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Mangotsfield School

    Academy sponsor led

    41.3
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    The City Academy Bristol

    Academy sponsor led

    38.5
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    IKB Academy

    Studio schools

    38.3
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    Oasis Academy Brightstowe

    Academy sponsor led

    38.2
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Bridge Learning Campus

    Academy sponsor led

    34.6
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    Lift Broadlands

    Academy sponsor led

    31.8
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Digitech Studio School

    Studio schools

    31.2
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    E-Act Merchants' Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    29.5
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Bristol?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Redland Green School ranks first of 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol, with an average Attainment 8 score of 59. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Bristol ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Bristol?
44 secondary schools in Bristol published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.