Best Schools in Avon

How many schools are there in Avon?

Avon has 9 open schools: 2 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Avon?

None of the 6 graded schools in Avon currently holds an Outstanding rating. 4 are rated Good, so 67% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Avon get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Avon with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Churchill Academy & Sixth Form, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The City Academy Bristol, with an Attainment 8 score of 38.5 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Churchill Academy & Sixth FormThe City Academy Bristol

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Avon have the best SATs results?

Of the 2 primary schools in Avon with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Westfield Primary School (94% in reading, 98% in maths); and Evergreen Primary Academy (89% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Westfield Primary SchoolEvergreen Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Avon?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Avon selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Avon have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Avon have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Avon?

Apply to your council - Bristol, City of; Bath and North East Somerset; or North Somerset, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.