North Bristol Post 16 Centre, Bristol

In its own words: "The North Bristol Post 16 Centre is a highly successful collaboration between Cotham and Redland Green Schools. We welcome students from schools all over Bristol and the surrounding areas into our vibrant, diverse and industrious community. Here, every young person is challenged and supported to make excellent progress before moving on to secure and ambitious future pathways."

Across Bristol, City of, 84% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Bristol, City of lodged 205 appeals against secondary school offers; 153 reached a hearing and 43 succeeded (28.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to North Bristol Post 16 Centre are Cotham School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); E-ACT Montpelier High School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 57.6); Redland Green School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.9); and Bristol Cathedral Choir School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.5).

Of the 198 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Redland Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cotham Side (n-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood North Bristol Post 16 Centre stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1598 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.

The primary schools closest to North Bristol Post 16 Centre are Cotham Gardens Primary School (0.1 miles), Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Willow Park CofE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Cabot Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.