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Bristol Cathedral Choir School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,192Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 135575URN

College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
6.2per place
4.0 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

876 applications for 141 places · 1st of 24 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
53.5of 90
4th of 22 in Bristol, City of
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 29 November 2022
    Graded inspection: Good
  2. 23 September 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
6.2applications per place, Year 7
4.0 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 4.0 above England median (2.2)

876 applications · 141 places offered · 214 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 6.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 6.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  3. 2024 7.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
  4. 2023 8.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  5. 2022 8.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  6. 2021 8.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  7. 2020 9.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 9.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 8.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
  10. 2017 7.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  11. 2016 8.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
  12. 2015 7.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
  13. 2014 6.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261418766.22141.52
Sep 20251369186.82471.82
Sep 20241391,0277.42792.01
Sep 20231411,1408.13282.33
Sep 20221381,1608.43262.36
Sep 20211471,2738.73692.51
Sep 20201371,3109.64092.99
Sep 20191431,3489.43842.69
Sep 20181441,2858.94343.01
Sep 20171451,0637.33682.54
Sep 20161159218.02902.52
Sep 20151107817.12762.51
Sep 20141107336.72762.51

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.54th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 5 or above in English and maths59%5th of 22 in Bristol, City of
Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)15753.559%74%–
2024/2514854.660%76%–
2023/2414656.766%87%+0.55
2022/2315054.961%76%+0.41

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
135575 · 801/6908
Trust
Amplify Education
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,050 pupils · 1,192 on roll
Free school meals
28.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2008
Replaced
Bristol Cathedral School (URN 109368)
Address
College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
Local authority
Bristol, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources