Redland Green School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Redland Court Road, Bristol, BS6 7EH
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2023
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
18.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,652
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,485 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
217 of 330 families who put it first got an offer
217
Places offered
769
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 330 | 217 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 273 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 166 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 769 | 217 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Houghton
- Address
- Redland Court Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 7EH
- Phone
- 01173533200
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Redland · Bristol Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138855
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
1,652 pupils · 1,485 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 December 2023
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 - 22
16 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,192 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
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 | 61.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.13 | — | — |
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 | 59 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
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 | 38.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 28% | 17% |
| A-level students | 254 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 232 | 50% | 75% | 90% | |
| English Language | 231 | 32% | 76% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 216 | 28% | 76% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 39% | 72% | 88% | |
| History | 105 | 44% | 70% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 103 | 29% | 58% | 81% | |
| Geography | 94 | 34% | 70% | 80% | |
| French | 75 | 43% | 85% | 96% | |
| Biology | 67 | 73% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 66 | 85% | 98% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 66 | 92% | 98% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 16% | 54% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 80 | 10% | 26% | 61% | |
| Mathematics | 79 | 24% | 58% | 76% | |
| Biology | 70 | 14% | 50% | 74% | |
| History | 61 | 2% | 23% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 15% | 55% | 84% | |
| Sociology | 52 | 2% | 25% | 50% | |
| Physics | 36 | 19% | 56% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 14% | 31% | 72% | |
| Economics | 28 | 11% | 29% | 61% | |
| Geography | 26 | 0% | 15% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 5% | 19% | 57% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 10% | 30% | 60% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17469: Redland Green School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| 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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 45% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
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.