Bristol Cathedral Choir School | School performance

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

739.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

739.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

54.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

43%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

739.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,183

Pupils · 2024/25

20%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBristol, City of

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Bristol Cathedral Choir School · Secondary with sixth form · Bristol, City of

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

76%

-11pp

87%82%76%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

60%

-6pp

70%64%57%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

Attainment 8

54.6

-2.1

59.357.054.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 54.6

EBacc entry

43%

+11pp

44%38%32%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43%

EBacc APS

739.0

+14.7

791.5696.9602.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 739.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

38.5

+0.4

42.040.138.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.5

A-level value added

+0.12

+0.2

+0.2+0.1-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

23%

-1pp

27%24%22%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 23%

Average A-level grade

B+BB-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,183

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

20%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS

Local authority

Bristol, City of

Website

http://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/

Telephone

01173535000

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	76%	60%	54.6	Not applicable	43%	739.0	48%	1,183
2023/24	87%	66%	56.7	+0.55	32%	724.3	44%	1,167
2022/23	76%	61%	54.9	+0.41	32%	723.7	39%	1,176
2021/22	85%	70%	59.3	+0.37	44%	791.5	54%	1,188
2018/19	84%	57%	56.4	+0.36	32%	602.3	44%	1,069
2017/18	85%	68%	59.0	+0.45	36%	608.1	41%	978
2016/17	85%	56%	54.6	+0.07	40%	—	49%	828

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	38.5	B	+0.12	23%	202
2023/24	38.1	B-	-0.07	23%	208
2022/23	38.9	B	—	22%	205
2021/22	42.0	B+	—	26%	227
2018/19	39.9	B	+0.21	26%	226
2017/18	35.8	B-	+0.21	17%	136
2016/17	35.1	B-	+0.15	21%	111

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,183	18.3	21%	20%	26%	8%	23%
2023/24	1,167	16.8	18%	22%	22%	8%	24%
2022/23	1,176	15.3	16%	21%	22%	9%	28%
2021/22	1,188	15.5	15%	21%	23%	8%	26%
2020/21	1,143	16.9	13%	22%	12%	—	—
2018/19	1,069	16.7	10%	17%	19%	6%	16%
2017/18	978	16.8	9%	15%	18%	6%	13%
2016/17	828	13.9	11%	12%	15%	5%	13%