Schools in Bristol
170 schools in the Bristol local authority.
Schools
170
Open schools
Pupils
69,283
2025–26 census
Good or better
88%
113 of 128 graded
Academic Performance
4.5
out of 10 · 147 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 11 9%
- Good
- 102 80%
- Requires improvement
- 11 9%
- Inadequate
- 4 3%
11 inspected since 2024, no overall grade21 superseded by a report card31 not judged5 in a category of concern2 safeguarding not effective
4.5
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 147 of 170 schools that can be scored
Pupils
69,283
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 167 of 170 schools (69,283 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
64%Asian
9%Black
12%Mixed
10%Chinese
<1%Any other group
2%Unclassified
2%Ethnicity from 153 of 170 schools (62,816 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 31.0%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- Young carers
- 1.3%
19,485 of 62,816 pupils · 153 of 170 schools
15,240 of 62,816 pupils · 153 of 170 schools
784 of 61,232 pupils · 141 of 170 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 102
- Secondary
- 25
- All-through
- 8
- Special
- 16
- Nursery
- 12
- PRU
- 5
- Not recorded
- 2
Top primary schools in Bristol
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Bishop Road Primary SchoolBristol · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Frome Vale AcademyBristol · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 3.Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 4.Ashton Gate Primary SchoolBristol · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 5.Elmlea Infant SchoolBristol · Primary9.4/10Outstanding
- 6.Oasis Academy Marksbury RoadBristol · Primary9.1/10Outstanding
- 7.Westbury Park SchoolBristol · Primary9.1/10
- 8.Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary SchoolBristol · Primary8.9/10Good
- 9.Summerhill AcademyBristol · Primary8.8/10Good
- 10.St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolBristol · Primary8.3/10Good
- 11.Elmlea Junior SchoolBristol · Primary8.2/10
- 12.Oasis Academy Bank LeazeBristol · Primary8.2/10Good
- 13.Hotwells Primary SchoolBristol · Primary8.1/10Good
- 14.Hareclive E-ACT AcademyBristol · Primary7.9/10Outstanding
- 15.E-Act St Ursula's AcademyBristol · Primary7.8/10Good
- 16.Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · Primary7.8/10Good
- 17.Minerva Primary AcademyBristol · Primary7.7/10Good
- 18.St Johns Church of England Primary School, CliftonBristol · Primary7.7/10
- 19.Southville Primary SchoolBristol · Primary7.6/10Good
- 20.Filton Avenue Primary SchoolBristol · Primary7.5/10Good
Top secondary schools in Bristol
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Redland Green SchoolBristol · Secondary8.8/10Good
- 2.Bristol Free SchoolBristol · Secondary8.6/10Good
- 3.St Bede's Catholic CollegeBristol · Secondary8.5/10Good
- 4.St Mary Redcliffe and Temple SchoolBristol · Secondary8.5/10
- 5.Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolBristol · Secondary8.4/10Good
- 6.Trinity AcademyBristol · Secondary8.0/10Good
- 7.Cotham SchoolBristol · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 8.Fairfield High SchoolBristol · Secondary6.8/10Good
- 9.Blaise High School Bristol · Secondary6.2/10Good
- 10.Orchard School BristolBristol · Secondary6.1/10Good
- 11.Bristol Metropolitan AcademyBristol · Secondary6.0/10Good
- 12.Oasis Academy John WilliamsBristol · Secondary5.8/10Good
- 13.Oasis Academy BrislingtonBristol · Secondary5.6/10Good
- 14.Ashton Park SchoolBristol · Secondary4.1/10Good
- 15.Bristol Brunel AcademyBristol · Secondary3.6/10Good
- 16.St Bernadette Catholic Secondary SchoolBristol · Secondary3.5/10Good
- 17.Bedminster Down SchoolBristol · Secondary3.1/10
- 18.Oasis Academy BrightstoweBristol · Secondary2.0/10
- 19.The City Academy BristolBristol · Secondary1.9/10Good
- 20.E-Act Montpelier High SchoolBristol · Secondary1.7/10Inadequate
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About schools in Bristol
- How many schools are there in Bristol?
- Bristol has 170 open schools — 102 primary, 25 secondary, 16 special, 12 nursery, teaching 69,283 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Bristol are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 113 of the 128 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 88% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 11 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 170: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Bristol?
- 4.5 out of 10, averaged across the 147 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Bristol schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 42 schools in Bristol currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Bristol local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Bristol covers 170 schools and sits in the South West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Bristol are eligible for free school meals?
- 31.0% — 19,485 of 62,816 pupils at the 153 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the South West region.