Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/01/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
Website: http://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01173535000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joseph Thurston
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135575

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 1143
Number of Boys: 553
Number of Girls: 590

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.36 Confidence interval 0.12 to 0.59
Of the 122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 115 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:57%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.94
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House, Ship Lane BS1 6RR
1,108 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House, St Judes BS2 0DT
1,753 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF
1,868 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre
Albert Crescent, St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU
2,442 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue, Knowle BS4 1NN
3,183 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cathedral Primary School
College Square, BS1 5TS
0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Cross RC Primary School
Dean Lane, Bedminster BS3 1DB
990 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southville Primary School
Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St, Southville BS3 1EB
990 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Royal Park, Clifton BS8 3AW
1,374 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School
Windmill Close, Windmill Hill BS3 4DP
1,426 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, BS1 5TS
0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square, BS1 6RT
1,132 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham BS6 6DT
1,502 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RD
2,133 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Ashton Park School
Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton BS3 2JL
2,598 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Bristol College
St George's Road, Anchor Road BS1 5UA
326 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place, Clifton BS8 1JX
767 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Grammar School
University Road, BS8 1SR
902 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bristol
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH
971 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLPW Independent School
LPW House, Princess Street BS3 4AG
1,298 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAndalusia Academy Bristol
Old School Building, St Matthias Park BS2 0BA
1,524 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.