Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a special place. It is the oldest school in Bristol with a rich musical tradition and a distinctive Christian ethos. It is one of the few remaining state choir schools in the country, educating choristers for Bristol Cathedral Choir."

In 2026, pupils at Bristol Cathedral Choir School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.55: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.5, against 61.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 25.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 214 families put Bristol Cathedral Choir School as their first choice and 876 named it as one of their preferences, for 141 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 94 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bristol Cathedral Choir School are St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.6); Oasis Academy Temple Quarter (0.8 miles); Cotham School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); and North Bristol Post 16 Centre (0.9 miles).

Bristol Cathedral Choir School's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Bristol Cathedral Choir School is one of 21 schools run by Amplify Education, an academy trust.

Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college.

Of the 204 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 46% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Bedminster Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Anchor Road (a2), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1754 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bristol Cathedral Choir School issued 111 suspensions, 9.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bristol Cathedral Choir School are Cathedral Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Willow Park CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), Holy Cross RC Primary School (0.6 miles) and Southville Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.