The City Academy Bristol

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol EastConstituency

BS5 9JHPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The City Academy Bristol is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 977 pupils. The City Academy Bristol is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.28

Ethnicity

White

28%

Asian

18%

Black

28%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

977

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 977
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.