St Katherine's School
Pill Road, Ham Green, Bristol, BS20 0HU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMPLIFY EDUCATION
- Head of School
- Mr Justin Humphreys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Trust in Learning (Academies)
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,001
- Pupils on roll
- 976
- URN
- 142853
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275373737
About this school
St Katherine's School is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 976 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Katherine's School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 169 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | 48.0 | 50.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.29 to +0.14 | -0.07 -0.29 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 45.6% | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 74.6% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 24.3% | 23.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 St Katherine's 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 | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.1 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 38.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 1,007 |
| 2024/25 | 998 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Katherine's School compares
St Katherine's School ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50 | 9.8% | 24.4% | 976 | — |
| Oasis Academy Brightstowe | 38.2 | 14.5% | 51.3% | 741 | 1.2 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic College | 57.1 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 1,324 | 2.4 miles |
| Ashton Park School | 45.8 | 10.9% | 24.5% | 1,272 | 3.1 miles |
| Blaise High School | 45 | 10.2% | 44.3% | 914 | 3.1 miles |
| Redland Green School | 59 | 6.6% | 8.6% | 1,652 | 3.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report31 March 2026
- 8 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.79%
- Persistent absence
- 26.06%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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St Bede's Catholic College2.4 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Ashton Park School3.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Blaise High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Redland Green School3.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
St Katherine's School ranks 17th of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Katherine's School teach?
- St Katherine's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the head of school of St Katherine's School?
- The head of school of St Katherine's School is Mr Justin Humphreys, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Katherine's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Katherine's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Katherine's School?
- St Katherine's School has 976 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Katherine's School full?
- St Katherine's School has capacity for 1,001 pupils and 976 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Katherine's School a faith school?
- No. St Katherine's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Katherine's School a selective school?
- No. St Katherine's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Katherine's School part of an academy trust?
- St Katherine's School is part of AMPLIFY EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Katherine's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.1 in 2022/23 and 50 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Katherine's School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- St Katherine's School ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in North Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Katherine's School's absence rate?
- St Katherine's School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Katherine's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Katherine's 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 15 July 2026.