Best Secondary Schools in Bristol

We checked all 57 secondary schools in Bristol and list every one: 44 ranked, then 13 without a rank.

Schools checked
57
Ranked
44
Without a rank
13

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bristol. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bristol also has 220 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bristol.

Ranked secondary schools in Bristol

  1. 1

    Bristol Free School

    Free school, 1,304 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    56.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.3%

  2. 2

    St Bede's Catholic College

    Academy, 1,324 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    57.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.4%

  3. 3

    Redland Green School

    Academy, 1,652 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    59.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.7%

  4. 4

    St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

    Local authority maintained, 1,792 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.6%

  5. 5

    Bristol Cathedral Choir School

    Academy, 1,192 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    60.1%

  6. 6

    John Cabot Academy

    Academy, 1,244 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    60%

  7. 7

    The Castle School

    Academy, 1,416 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    52.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.3%

  8. 8

    Winterbourne Academy

    Academy, 1,741 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    52.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.7%

  9. 9

    Trinity Academy

    Free school, 1,062 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.7%

  10. 10

    Backwell School

    Academy, 1,595 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56%

  11. 11

    Nailsea School

    Academy, 1,197 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.6%

  12. 12

    Bradley Stoke Community School

    Academy, 1,393 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.4%

  13. 13

    Cotham School

    Academy, 1,654 pupils, inspected April 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.1%

  14. 14

    Wellsway School

    Academy, 1,325 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56%

  15. 15

    Downend School

    Academy, 1,415 pupils, inspected September 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.6%

  16. 16

    Gordano School

    Academy, 2,029 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.6%

  17. 17

    Chew Valley School

    Academy, 1,180 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.5%

  18. 18

    St Katherine's School

    Academy, 976 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    50.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  19. 19

    Fairfield High School

    Academy, 1,057 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.2%

  20. 20

    Blaise High School

    Academy, 914 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.3%

  21. 21

    Orchard School Bristol

    Academy, 942 pupils, inspected October 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.6%

  22. 22

    Abbeywood Community School

    Academy, 1,294 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.5%

  23. 23

    Bristol Metropolitan Academy

    Academy, 1,103 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.5%

  24. 24

    Ashton Park School

    Academy, 1,272 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.6%

  25. 24

    Oasis Academy John Williams

    Academy, 858 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.1%

  26. 26

    Brimsham Green School

    Local authority maintained, 1,095 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.4%

  27. 27

    Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

    Academy, 1,268 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.1%

  28. 28

    E-ACT Montpelier High School

    Academy, 859 pupils, inspected March 2022

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    57.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.1%

  29. 29

    King's Oak Academy

    Academy, 992 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    42.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.2%

  30. 30

    Bristol Brunel Academy

    Academy, 1,267 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.6%

  31. 31

    St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

    Local authority maintained, 753 pupils, inspected November 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.7%

  32. 32

    Hanham Woods Academy

    Academy, 825 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.5%

  33. 32

    Oasis Academy Brislington

    Academy, 1,357 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.8%

  34. 34

    Marlwood School

    Academy, 510 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.4%

  35. 35

    Chipping Sodbury School

    Academy, 775 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.2%

  36. 36

    Bedminster Down School

    Academy, 1,022 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    41.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.7%

  37. 37

    Mangotsfield School

    Academy, 1,191 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    41.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.8%

  38. 38

    IKB Academy

    Free school, 136 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.7%

  39. 39

    The City Academy Bristol

    Academy, 977 pupils, inspected April 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.9%

  40. 40

    Lift Broadlands

    Academy, 314 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    31.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24%

  41. 41

    Digitech Studio School

    Free school, 608 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    31.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.7%

  42. 42

    Oasis Academy Brightstowe

    Academy, 741 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    38.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.8%

  43. 43

    Bridge Learning Campus

    Academy, 1,202 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    34.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.3%

  44. 44

    E-ACT Bristol Academy South

    Academy, 1,018 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Attainment 8
    29.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.7%

Secondary schools in Bristol without a rank