Collegiate School
Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1BJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy McCullough
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 823
- Pupils on roll
- 738
- URN
- 109336
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179655207
About this school
Collegiate School is an independent school in Bristol, City of. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 738 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Collegiate School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Collegiate School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1903, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 97 | 81 | 86 |
| Attainment 8 score | 67.7 | 63.5 | 51.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 88% | 82.7% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 96.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 14.8% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Collegiate School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67.7 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.5 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 784 |
| 2024/25 | 767 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 149
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthias Academy0.8 miles
Academies · Bristol
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Bristol Hospital Education Service1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Bristol
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University of the West of England, Bristol1.4 miles
Universities · Bristol
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Briarwood School1.5 miles
Special schools · Bristol
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South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service1.6 miles
Other types · Bristol
Common questions
- What ages does Collegiate School teach?
- Collegiate School teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Bristol, City of.
- Who is the headteacher of Collegiate School?
- The headteacher of Collegiate School is Mr Jeremy McCullough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Collegiate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Collegiate School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Collegiate School?
- Collegiate School has 738 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is Collegiate School full?
- Collegiate School has capacity for 823 pupils and 738 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Collegiate School a faith school?
- No. Collegiate School has no designated religious character.
- How have Collegiate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 67.7 in 2022/23 and 51.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Collegiate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Collegiate School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.