Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bristol, City of
College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/11/2022
Application demand
53%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
23.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,192
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
53%
1st preference success rate
130 of 247 families who put it first got an offer
136
Places offered
918
Total applications
6.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 247 | 130 | ● 53% |
| 2nd preference | 332 | 4 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 336 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 918 | 136 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 67 applications came from outside the council area (16 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Wade Nottingham
- Address
- College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
- Phone
- 01173535000
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Hotwells and Harbourside · Bristol Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135575
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMPLIFY EDUCATION
1,192 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 21
23 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 773 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.14 | — | — |
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 | 54.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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 | 38.54 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 192 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 146 | 40% | 69% | 84% | |
| Mathematics | 145 | 32% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 138 | 37% | 78% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 94 | 10% | 46% | 67% | |
| Geography | 81 | 31% | 60% | 73% | |
| History | 67 | 51% | 72% | 79% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 35% | 70% | 88% | |
| Social Studies | 54 | 26% | 65% | 85% | |
| Biology | 53 | 58% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 53 | 66% | 98% | 100% | |
| Business | 53 | 8% | 38% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 68% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 78 | 9% | 23% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 74 | 7% | 46% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 69 | 10% | 32% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 68 | 3% | 26% | 49% | |
| Sociology | 39 | 5% | 23% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 37 | 16% | 46% | 81% | |
| Physics | 28 | 4% | 25% | 43% | |
| History | 27 | 30% | 56% | 67% | |
| Geography | 24 | 13% | 42% | 75% | |
| Economics | 22 | 5% | 18% | 59% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 10% | 15% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 32% | 58% | 74% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10860: Bristol Cathedral Choir School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 18 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 39% |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.