Clifton College
Other independent school · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Guthrie Road, Bristol, BS8 3EZ
37
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,204
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Christopher Stevens
- Address
- Guthrie Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3EZ
- Phone
- 01173157000
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Clifton · Bristol Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109334
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
1,204 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 26.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.41 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.29 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 25.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.32 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 170 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 79 | 28% | 80% | 94% | |
| Business | 73 | 36% | 88% | 92% | |
| Biology | 67 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 67 | 73% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 67% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 52 | 52% | 85% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 50% | 94% | 97% | |
| Chinese | 18 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 14 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 71% | 93% | 93% | |
| Drama | 13 | 23% | 92% | 92% | |
| Latin | 11 | 73% | 82% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 62 | 21% | 55% | 73% | |
| Biology | 53 | 9% | 28% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 41 | 12% | 44% | 68% | |
| Business Studies | 39 | 5% | 18% | 72% | |
| Physics | 31 | 19% | 35% | 52% | |
| Economics | 29 | 28% | 69% | 90% | |
| Geography | 29 | 14% | 41% | 86% | |
| History | 27 | 7% | 63% | 96% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 41% | 68% | |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 19% | 38% | 75% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 13 | 31% | 46% | 69% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 13 | 8% | 46% | 77% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10861: Clifton College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 13 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.