Bristol Cathedral Choir School
About the school
Bristol Cathedral Choir School is an open secondary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 November 2022
- Published
- 30 January 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.6
- Bristol, City of
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bristol, City of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 60.10%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.40%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 43.20%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.99
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 38.54
AAB or better
- School
- 22.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1183
Girls
51.99%
Boys
48.01%
SEN support
15.47%
Education, health and care plan
5.16%
English as an additional language
19.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.86%
Overall absence
8.44
Persistent absence
23.29
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
150
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
201
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
52%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
27%