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Cotham School

11–18Ages
1,654Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137440URN

Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bristol, City of

661 applications for 247 places · 8th of 24 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.1of 90

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

8th of 22 in Bristol, City of

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 April 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

661 applications · 247 places offered · 160 named it first

2026 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2024 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2022 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2021 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2020 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 3.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.5
2017 3.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2016 3.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.0
2015 3.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.1
2014 3.1; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	247	661	2.7	160	0.65
Sep 2025	260	670	2.6	165	0.63
Sep 2024	258	754	2.9	155	0.60
Sep 2023	237	691	2.9	164	0.69
Sep 2022	241	621	2.6	136	0.56
Sep 2021	243	614	2.5	158	0.65
Sep 2020	243	677	2.8	174	0.72
Sep 2019	236	698	3.0	148	0.63
Sep 2018	240	704	2.9	168	0.70
Sep 2017	210	736	3.5	216	1.03
Sep 2016	215	683	3.2	168	0.78
Sep 2015	215	656	3.1	166	0.77
Sep 2014	214	670	3.1	207	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

244 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.18th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 46.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%10th of 22 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Bristol, City of 65% England 66%

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.10

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	244	49.1	48%	68%	–
2024/25	231	51.8	54%	72%	–
2023/24	219	46.2	46%	65%	+0.10
2022/23	236	47.4	45%	70%	+0.10

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

Cotham SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
E-ACT Montpelier High School
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.4applications per place 57.6Attainment 8
Redland Green School
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

3.4applications per place 57.9Attainment 8
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

6.2applications per place 53.5Attainment 8
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
2.1 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Fairfield High School
2.4 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
2.4 km · Bristol, City of

2025

3.0applications per place
The City Academy Bristol
2.8 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Ashton Park School
3.2 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137440 · 801/4100
Trust: Cotham School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,642 pupils · 1,654 on roll
Free school meals: 39.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Cotham School (URN 109289)
Address: Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DT
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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