Cotham 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/04/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cotham Lawn Road, Bristol, BS6 6DT
Website: http://www.cotham.bristol.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01179198000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Joanne Butler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137440

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1480
Number of Pupils: 1530
Number of Boys: 835
Number of Girls: 695

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.1
Of the 214 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 201 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:74%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.28
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF
1,338 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
1,795 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House, Ship Lane BS1 6RR
2,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburghs Park Nursery School
Glenfrome Road, St Werburgh's BS2 9UX
2,430 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
3,178 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School
Aberdeen Road, Redland BS6 6HY
209 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cotham Gardens Primary School
18 Cotham Grove, BS6 6AL
431 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Dolphin School
25a Bath Buildings, Montpelier BS6 5PT
995 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton
Worrall Road, Clifton BS8 2UH
1,238 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Royal Park, Clifton BS8 3AW
1,317 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham BS6 6DT
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RD
962 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4Redland Green School
Redland Court Road, Redland BS6 7EH
1,127 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, BS1 5TS
1,502 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square, BS1 6RT
2,346 yd Voluntary aided school 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
1,557 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre
Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU
287 yd Sixth form centres No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bristol
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH
555 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Grammar School
University Road, BS8 1SR
672 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place, Clifton BS8 1JX
1,182 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Steiner School
Redland Hill House, Redland Hill BS6 6UX
1,225 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.