Cotham School
About the school
Cotham 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
- 18 October 2023
- Published
- 29 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.8
- 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
- 54.10%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.90%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 47.60%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.85
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.06
AAB or better
- School
- 24.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1655
Girls
47.37%
Boys
52.63%
SEN support
19.40%
Education, health and care plan
1.27%
English as an additional language
49.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
39.05%
Overall absence
8.97
Persistent absence
28.79
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
236
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
207
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
43%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
26%