St Katherine's School, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades St Katherine's School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils progress well through the curriculum from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The attendance of pupils is improving for all groups."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders regularly check the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance have a clear vision for the future of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "A well-designed programme for personal development supports pupils' appreciation and understanding of difference."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that students in the sixth form study a curriculum that is ambitious."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed improvements to the post-16 provision so that all students consistently achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that their actions to improve attendance are embedded and sustained so that attendance for all groups of pupils continues to improve".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We aim to create an environment where students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best. A St Katherine's education is busy, purposeful and ambitious, but also great fun. Every child needs to be safe and happy at school in order to achieve their full potential."

In 2026, pupils at St Katherine's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.5 in North Somerset and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in North Somerset and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about 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 39.6, against 52.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 165 families put St Katherine's School as their first choice and 418 named it as one of their preferences, for 185 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Katherine's School are Oasis Academy Brightstowe (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.7); St Bede's Catholic College (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.8); Ashton Park School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); and Blaise High School (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.7).

St Katherine's School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Katherine's School is one of 21 schools run by Amplify Education, an academy trust.

173 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Katherine's School (as of April 2026): 86% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (52%).

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (7%) received SEN support and 46 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

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

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Katherines School (se-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 28 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76).

In 2024/25, St Katherine's School issued 173 suspensions, 17.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Katherine's School are Crockerne Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles), St Bernard's Catholic Primary School (1 mile), Shirehampton Primary School (1.1 miles) and Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.